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FIGURE 5.4
Technical drawing and pictures of selected microscale reactors for the study
of biofilm formation in porous media. (a) Microscale porous media reactor
developed at Montana State University; (b) SEM images of porous media
structures employed by Willingham et al. (2008). (Reprinted with permission,
Willingham, T.W., Werth, C.J., and Valocchi, A.J., Env. Sci. Tech. , 42, 2008.
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2008, American Chemical Society.)

5.4 Biofilms in Porous Media and Their Effect
on Hydrodynamics
5.4.1 The Relationship of Porous Media Hydrodynamics
and Biofilm Structure
This section will discuss the influence of biofilm growth on porous media
hydrodynamics including porosity, permeability, and dispersivity. During this