Microfouling Studies on Experimental Test Blocks of Steelmaking Slag and Concrete Exposed to Seawater off Chiba, Japan

Biofouling

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-267

  Nandakumar, Kanavillil ^a   Matsunaga, Hisahiro ^b   Takagi, Masato ^b  

^a AIST Shikoku   (Japan)

^b JFE STEEL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Concrete; Construction material; Diatoms; Microalgae; Microfouling community; Seawall; Slag

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COASTAL PROTECTION; COLONIZATION; CONCRETE; FOULING; MICROALGA; SEA WALL; SLAG;

ALGAE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; JAPAN; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS;

JAPAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; FRAXINUS; NAVICULA; NITZSCHIA;

EID: 0141502001     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0892701032000077158     Document Type: Article

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