The effectiveness of some disinfectants and detergents against microbial activity

Building and Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-287

  Pasanen, Pertti ^a   Kalliokoski, Pentti ^a   Pasanen, Anna Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENTS; DURABILITY; FUNGI; PHOSPHATES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CLEANING;

MICROBIAL GROWTH;

DISINFECTANTS;

EID: 0031141153     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(96)00061-3     Document Type: Article

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