Effects of concrete properties and nutrients on fungal colonization and fouling

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 252-259

  Giannantonio, David J ^a   Kurth, Jonah C ^b   Kurtis, Kimberly E ^b   Sobecky, Patricia A ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Concrete; Form release oil; Fungi; Photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FUNGI; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MORTAR; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CEMENT COMPOSITIONS; CIRCULATING FLOWS; CLADOSPORIUM; CONCRETE; CONCRETE COMPOSITIONS; CONCRETE PROPERTIES; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; CONCRETE SURFACES; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; FORM-RELEASE OIL; FUNGAL COLONIZATIONS; FUNGAL GENERA; FUNGAL STRAINS; FUSARIUM; PHOTOCATALYST; PHOTOCATALYTIC TITANIUM DIOXIDES; SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; TRICHODERMA; WATER-TO-CEMENT RATIOS;

CONCRETE TESTING;

CATALYSIS; COLONIZATION; CONCRETE; FUNGUS; LABORATORY METHOD; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

ALTERNARIA; CLADOSPORIUM; EPICOCCUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM; PESTALOTIOPSIS; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 60449086042     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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