Wood in the Built Environment-Conditions for Mold and Decay

Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 155-178

  Anagnost, Susan E ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Mold susceptibility of building materials; Molds and wood decay fungi; Wood and water relative humidity (RH) and moisture content (MC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 64149115468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470112434.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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