Filter bacteria and tap water



I stumbled on this article hunting for information on mat filters. Now I understand why I've never had a problem rinsing my filters in chlorinated or even chloraminated tap water.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/duncan.griffiths//biofilms.htm

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