Characterization of fungi occurring on "new" gypsum wallboard

IAQ Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Doll, Susan C ^a   Burge, Harriet A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS SPP; BUILDING CONDITIONS; COLD SURFACE; CORE SURFACES; ETHYLENE OXIDES; FACE SURFACES; FUNGAL GENERA; GYPSUM WALLBOARDS; HIGH HUMIDITY; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; MOISTURE LEVEL; NON-WETTING; PARTIALLY SATURATED; PENICILLIUM SPP; PRODUCTION LINE; SATURATION MOISTURE CONTENTS; TEST CONDITION; THERMAL CONDITION; VENTILATED BUILDINGS; WATER LEAKAGE; WETTING CONDITIONS;

BACTERIA; BUILDING MATERIALS; FUNGI; GYPSUM; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOISTURE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WETTING;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

EID: 84874171538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21664870     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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