Table 2 Assimilable organic carbon (AOC) values of commercial PAA, its low and high MW fractions (each 1 mg TOC L−1) conducted in Hamburg tap water, determined by flow cytometer via total cell counts

From: Investigation of scaling inhibition and biofouling potential of different molecular weight fractions of a PAA antiscalant

Sample label

AOC, µg Ceq L−1

Tapwater

15.7 ± 9.9

Tapwater + Commercial PAA (1 mg TOC L−1)

26.2 ± 12.6

Tapwater + Low MW Fraction (1 mg TOC L−1)

66.6 ± 21.3

Tapwater + High MW Fraction (1 mg TOC L−1)

18.2 ± 3.5

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