Discoloration and fungal growth on three fiber cement formulations exposed in urban, rural and coastal zones

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 324-330

  Tanaca, H K ^a   Dias, C M R ^a   Gaylarde, C C ^b   John, V M ^a   Shirakawa, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Fiber cement; Fungal colonization; Natural aging

Indexed keywords

BIORECEPTIVITY; COLOR CHANGES; CYANOBACTERIA; DARK SPOTS; FIBER CEMENTS; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL GENERA; FUNGAL GROWTH; NATURAL AGING; ORGANIC FIBERS; RIO GRANDE; TEMPERATE CLIMATE; TROPICAL CLIMATES;

CEMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; COLOR; COLORIMETRY; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FIBERS; FUNGI; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AGING; COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; COLOR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)];

CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; SCYTALIDIUM;

EID: 77957777228     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.07.025     Document Type: Article

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