Experimental evaluation of the growth rate of mould on finishes for indoor housing environments: Effects of the 2002/91/EC directive

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1668-1674

  D'Orazio, Marco ^a   Palladini, Marco ^a   Aquilanti, Lucia ^a   Clementi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocontamination; Mould; Paint; Plaster

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESES; BUILDINGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOLDS; PAINT; PLASTER; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WINDOWS;

BIOCONTAMINATION; BUILDING ENVELOPES; BUILDING WALLS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLIMATIC CHAMBERS; EC DIRECTIVES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; IN BUILDINGS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; MOULD; MOULD GROWTHS; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL RESISTANCES;

GROWTH RATE;

AIR QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; HOUSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 61849122408     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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