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Bacterial water quality and network hydraulic characteristics: a field study of a small, looped water distribution system using culture‐independent molecular methods by Sekar, R, Deines, P, Machell, J, Osborn, A.M, Biggs, C.A, Boxall, J.B

“…Aims: To determine the spatial and temporal variability in the abundance, structure and composition of planktonic bacterial assemblages sampled from a small,…”
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Role of Nonadsorbing Polymers in Bacterial Aggregation by Eboigbodin, K. E, Newton, J. R. A, Routh, A. F, Biggs, C. A

“…Bacteria exhibit properties similar to those of nonbiological colloids and can display pairwise attractions when in close proximity. This interaction is…”
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Bacterial quorum sensing and cell surface electrokinetic properties by Eboigbodin, K. E, Newton, J. R. A, Routh, A. F, Biggs, C. A

“…The hypothesis tested in this paper is that quorum sensing influences the microbial surface electrokinetic properties. Escherichia coli MG1655 and MG1655 LuxS-…”
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Activated sludge flocculation: on-line determination of floc size and the effect of shear by Biggs, C.A, Lant, P.A

“…This paper presents a technique which enables on-line monitoring of activated sludge flocculation. The usefulness of this technique is demonstrated by…”
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An experimental investigation of particle fragmentation using single particle impact studies by Salman, A.D, Biggs, C.A, Fu, J, Angyal, I, Szabó, M, Hounslow, M.J

“…This paper presents the results of a comprehensive programme of experiments in which particles were impacted under controlled conditions against solid targets…”
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Population balance modelling of activated sludge flocculation: Investigating the size dependence of aggregation, breakage and collision efficiency by Ding, A., Hounslow, M.J., Biggs, C.A.

“…This paper describes the application of population balance models to activated sludge flocculation. It presents the development and selection of appropriate…”
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Non-uniformity of binder distribution in high-shear granulation by Reynolds, G.K, Biggs, C.A, Salman, A.D, Hounslow, M.J

“…Further experimental investigation based on a microscopic, or single granule, scale has been conducted to investigate the uniformity of binder composition…”
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Modelling activated sludge flocculation using population balances by Biggs, C.A., Lant, P.A.

“…Activated sludge flocculation was modelled using population balances. The model followed the dynamics of activated sludge flocculation providing a good…”
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Characterisation of an attrition scrubber for the removal of high molecular weight contaminants in sand by Bayley, R.W., Biggs, C.A.

“…According to a recent paper published in The Chemical Engineer, there is an estimated 200,000 ha of contaminated land in the U.K. [C. Cunningham, J. Philip,…”
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Activated sludge flocculation: direct determination of the effect of calcium ions by BIGGS, C. A, FORD, A. M, LANT, P. A

“…The effect of calcium on activated sludge flocculation dynamics is investigated using a unique experimental technique. The technique allows on-line analysis of…”
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Investigating the effect of storm events on the particle size distribution in a combined sewer simulator by BIGGS, C. A, PRALL, C, TAIT, S, ASHLEY, R

“…The changes in particle size of sewer sediment particles rapidly eroded from a previously deposited sediment bed are described, using a rotating annular flume…”
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Descriptive classification of the impact failure modes of spherical particles by Salman, A.D, Reynolds, G.K, Fu, J.S, Cheong, Y.S, Biggs, C.A, Adams, M.J, Gorham, D.A, Lukenics, J, Hounslow, M.J

“…Based on observations of single impact studies of spherical coherent and agglomerate particles made from a wide range of materials, a classification of failure…”
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Modelling the activated sludge flocculation process combining laser light diffraction particle sizing and population balance modelling (PBM) by NOPENS, I, BIGGS, C. A, DE CLERCQ, B, GOVOREANU, R, WILEN, B.-M, LANT, P, VANROLLEGHEM, P. A

“…A technique based on laser light diffraction is shown to be successful in collecting on-line experimental data. Time series of floc size distributions (FSD)…”
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Coupling granule properties and granulation rates in high-shear granulation by Biggs, C.A., Sanders, C., Scott, A.C., Willemse, A.W., Hoffman, A.C., Instone, T., Salman, A.D., Hounslow, M.J.

“…It is possible to link granulation rates to granule properties. The linkage is by multiple dimension population balance equations that, by means of simplifying…”
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Advances in population balance modelling by Nopens, I., Biggs, C.A.

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MUWS (Microbiology in Urban Water Systems) – an interdisciplinary approach to study microbial communities in urban water systems by Deines, P., Sekar, R., Jensen, H. S., Tait, S., Boxall, J. B., Osborn, A. M., Biggs, C. A.

“…Microbiology in Urban Water Systems (MUWS) is an integrated project, which aims to characterize the microorganisms found in both potable water distribution…”
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Remediation of contaminated media using a jet pump. Part 1 Screening for significant parameters by BAYLEY, R. W, BIGGS, C. A

“…New legislation is causing a change in the attitudes of industrial processes towards contamination and remediation of contaminated land, encouraging industry…”
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Remediation of contaminated media using a jet pump. Part 2. Remediation dynamics of significant parameters in the jet pump remediation process by BAYLEY, R. W, BIGGS, C. A

“…The jet pump scrubber is an effective process for the remediation of contaminated sediments. Experiments to investigate the effects of the initial contaminant…”
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Evaluation of the Jet Pump Scrubber as a Novel Approach for Soil Remediation by Bayley, R.W., Biggs, C.A.

“…Within the UK there is more than 200 000 hectares of contaminated land that requires some form of remediation. This has therefore opened up the market for the…”
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Thermolysis mechanisms. Evidence for an alternative pathway for radical migration in diffusionally constrained environments by Buchanan, A. C, Britt, P. F, Biggs, C. A

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