Impact of paint and wall-paper on mould growth on plasterboards and aluminum

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 916-921

  Vacher, Sébastien ^a   Hernandez, Catalina ^a   Bärtschi, Claire ^b   Poussereau, Nathalie ^b  

^a CONIDIA ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Biocide; Biodegradability; Building material; Fungi resistance

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BIOCIDES; BIODEGRADABILITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; FUNGI; MOLDS; PAINT;

BIODEGRA-DABLE MATERIALS; BIORECEPTIVITY; FUNGAL GROWTH; MOULD GROWTH; REFERENCE MATERIAL; SURFACE COVERING; WALL COVERINGS; WALL PAPERS;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BIODEGRADATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE;

FUNGI;

EID: 71949117512     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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