The management and control of dry rot: A survey of practitioners' views and experiences

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 143-154

  Krzyzanowski, N ^c   Oduyemi, K ^c   Jack, N ^a   Ross, N M ^b   Palfreyman, J W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dry rot; Environmental control; Hazard assessment; Questionnaire; Serpula lacrymans; Treatment strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

FUNGI; SERPULA LACRYMANS;

EID: 0033387196     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1999.0301     Document Type: Article

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