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Biofouling is a natural phenomenon and it is to be expected therefore that wherever suitable conditions exist biofilms may form. In industrial equipment the presence of biofilms may cause problems for the particular operation or process and the quality of the product may be adversely affected.
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Bott, T.R. (1992). Introduction to the Problem of Biofouling in Industrial Equipment. In: Melo, L.F., Bott, T.R., Fletcher, M., Capdeville, B. (eds) Biofilms — Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 223. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1824-8_1
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