Pseudomonas aeruginosa in drinking water

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Dear Sirs,

we have faced with the extraordinary event:  the Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the part of drinking water net. Drinking water from this part of water supply does not have the influence to the other parts of water supply system.

A lot of measures have been performed and the experiences confirmed, what we had previously learned from the literature:

- Pseudomonas aeruginosa resistance and ability to oppose the interference is high,

- the flushing can remove the Pseudomonas aeruginosa partly,

- the disinfection is effective, but not efficient, the growth of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa starts immediately, after the conc. of disinfection agents is declined,

- when the biofilm is opened, the Pseudomonas aeruginosa starts randomly its way with the flow of water.

We would appreciate if you can share your experiences on efficient measures on combating this kind of  microorganisms in water supply systems. 

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