Resistance of green building materials to fungal growth

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-113

  Hoang, Chi P ^a   Kinney, Kerry A ^a   Corsi, Richard L ^a   Szaniszlo, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilibrium moisture content; Fungal growth; Green building materials; Mold; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENTS; FUNGAL GROWTH; GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS; GREEN BUILDINGS; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; COATED MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; FIRE PROTECTION; FUNGI; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GYPSUM; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLASTIC MOLDS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WATER CONTENT;

SURFACES;

COLONIZATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; FUNGUS; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER RETENTION;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77049083377     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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