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| Title: | Fungal Decay in Building Materials and their Alternative Control |
| Authors: | Verma, R K
Chaurasia, L
Katiyar, S |
| Keywords: | Fungal decay
Building materials |
| Issue Date: | 29-Sep-2011 |
| Abstract: | The growth and development of fungi, causing microbial biodeterioration of building materials is attributed to change in the built environment and has lead to an increased incidence of health problems. The many synthetic fungicides are removed from markets because of their harmful effects on the environment and in effectiveness due to development of fungi resistance and the ill effects of the synthetic fungicides are scaling up day by day. However, the fungicides derived from plant products are safer alternatives for fungi control because they are richest source of bioactive phytochemicals and they may act as zone of inhibition / inhibition of mycelium growth / minimum inhibitory concentration. Plant products, traditionally used as biocides in indigenous culture, are being reevaluated for safer means of fungi control, as compared to the synthetic.
The paper summarizes the structural damage or disfigurement of buildings by fungi, fungal flora of indoor environment and their alternative control with plant products. |
| Description: | Proc. of the all India Seminar on Modern Trends in Architectural and Civil Engineering Practices, Nov. 23-24, 2007, Institution of Engineers, Roorkee local center, Roorkee, India, 89-93 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/450 |
| Appears in Collections: | Published Articles
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