Observations on microbial growth during conservation treatment of waterlogged archaeological wood

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-220

  Björdal, Charlotte Gjelstrup ^a   Nilsson, Thomas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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EID: 0042694788     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2001.46.3.211     Document Type: Article

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