Biodeterioration of sandstone under the influence of different humidity levels in laboratory conditions

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1276-1284

  Jain, Alka ^a   Bhadauria, Seema ^a   Kumar, Virendra ^b   Chauhan, Ramvir Singh ^a  

^a R B S COLLEGE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Fungi; Relative humidity; Sandstone; SEM; XRD

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DEGRADATION; FUNGI; GROWTH (MATERIALS); METEOROLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOISTURE; SANDSTONE; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVIPES; BIODETERIORATION; BIOMINERAL; CEPHALOSPORIUM ACREMONIUM; FUNGAL COLONIZATIONS; FUNGAL GROWTHS; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMIDITY LEVELS; IN BUILDINGS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MATERIALS SUPPORTS; MICROBIAL GROWTHS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SEM; TIME FACTORS; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS; XRD;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

BIODEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACREMONIUM CHRYSOGENUM; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVIPES; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE;

EID: 60249098914     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.09.019     Document Type: Article

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