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Biofouling is a costly problem, and it is encountered in a wide spectrum of technical systems, ranging from the shipping industry, power industry, water purification, automobile industry, paint and pharmaceuticals, to the microelectronics and food industries. Micro- and macroorganisms attach to surfaces and accumulate there, forming biofilms that cause interferences – a fundamentally natural process. Usually, a medical paradigm is applied: kill biofilms and the problem is solved. This leads to excessive biocide use. However, the success of this strategy is very limited; furthermore it leads to equipment damage and environmental pollution. Simply trying to kill the fouling organisms is clearly not seen as a successful strategy while cleaning is put forward as much more important. In this book, strategies to prevent adhesion, to mitigate the extent and effects of biofouling, and to detect and remove fouling layers are presented. Holistic approaches to the fouling process are elaborated, taking into account options such as nutrient limitation, repellent and easy-to-clean surfaces for fouling layer limitation, and replacing biocides with more environmentally friendly methods – in other words: learning how to live with fouling biofilms without suffering the damage they can do.

Fouling -- Prevention. --- Fouling organisms -- Control. --- Fouling organisms. --- Fouling. --- Industrial water supply. --- Marine biotechnology. --- Industrial water supply --- Fouling --- Fouling organisms --- Marine biotechnology --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Biology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Environmental Engineering --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Prevention --- Control --- Biofouling --- Microbial fouling --- Particulate fouling --- Precipitation fouling --- Life sciences. --- Microbiology. --- Applied ecology. --- Microbial ecology. --- Environmental engineering. --- Biotechnology. --- Water pollution. --- Life Sciences. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Applied Ecology. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Applied Microbiology. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Biotechnology --- Marine biology --- Environmental pollution. --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Ecology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Microbial biology --- Microorganisms --- Environmental microbiology --- Microbiology --- Environmental aspects --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Engineering --- Environmental health --- Sustainable engineering --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.

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Biofilms. --- Water --- Microbiology.

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Industrial water supply --- Fouling --- Congresses.

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Basic Sciences. Microbiology -- Microbiology (General). --- Biofilms. --- Microbial polymers.

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Colloids are known to be the often neglected phase for the transport of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. The book covers the basics of abiotic colloid characterization, of biocolloids and biofilms, the resulting transport phenomena and their engineering aspects. The subject is presented from an international group of leading specialists devoted to colloidal sciences. The contributions include theoretical considerations, results from model experiments as well as field studies. The information given will serve students and scientists interested in the analytical, chemical, microbiological, geological and hydrological aspects of material transport in aquatic systems and soils.

Analytical chemistry --- Geochemistry --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Biogeography --- General microbiology --- geochemie --- hydrologie --- biogeografie --- analytische chemie --- microbiologie