El Niño water leaks identify rooms with concealed mould growth and degraded indoor air quality

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-202

  Morey, P R ^a   Hull, M C ^b   Andrew, M ^b  

^a Air Quality Sciences   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Building envelope; Degraded indoor air quality; El Ni o storms; Hidden mould; Penicillium species; Water leaks

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; FUNGI; SURFACES; WATER;

WATER LEAKAGE;

BIODEGRADATION;

AIR QUALITY; BIODEGRADATION; FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM AURANTIOGRISEUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM CRUSTOSUM;

EID: 0142063096     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(03)00109-4     Document Type: Article

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