| Description |
1 online resource (508 pages) |
| Contents |
Fundamentals of mold growth in indoor environments and strategies for healthy living; Preface; References; Table of contents; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Scope; Why is this book different?; Difference 1. The response of molds to indoor climate dynamics; Difference 2. The crucial role of materials in control strategies for indoor mold; Difference 3. Newest insights into adverse health effects; The societal context of indoor fungal growth; Implications for public health; Legal context; Introduction to indoor fungi; The mycobiota; Classification of indoor fungi |
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Surface growth versus degradationHealth implications; Water as the key factor; Water availability; The state of water in the air; The state of water in materials; Water activity; Water content; Transient conditions: the disequilibrium between air and material; Sources of water; Sources of liquid water; The source is water vapor; Interstitial condensation; Surface condensation; References; Appendix 1. Thermodynamic definition of water activity and relative humidity; The water activity; The relative humidity; Fundamentals; 2 Water relations of fungi in indoor environments; Introduction |
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Fungal response to long term variations in indoor climateFungal response to steady-state humidity conditions; Fungal growth on construction and finishing materials; Construction materials; Paints; Plasters and renders; Wallpaper and boards; In summary; Fungal response to steady-state temperatures; Water and temperature interactions; The effect of seasonal variations in climate conditions; Global CO2/energy objectives and indoor mold: the temperature ratio criterion; Short term variations in indoor climate; The discrepancy between indoor climate and micro climate; The time-of-wetness concept |
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Fungal response to indoor climate dynamicsGlobal CO2/energy objectives and indoor mold (revisited); Conclusions; References; 3 Fungal growth and humidity fluctuations: a toy model; Introduction; A toy model for growth; Philosophy; Fluctuations of the micro-climate; Fungal response on wet and dry periods; Growth and wet/dry cycles; Dimensionless parameters; Growth scenarios; Case I -- Activation limited growth; Case II -- Deactivation limited growth; Comparison with experiments; Relative growth and time-of-wetness; Frequency dependency of growth; Making up the balance |
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Signposts for a better modelIntroduction; Two activation regimes; Pathways for future modeling; Conclusion and outlook; References; 4 The fungal cell; Introduction; Fungal growth; The fungal colony as a unity; Considerations about aerial hyphae and fungal survival; Orientation; Colonization and breaking the water film; Respiration and secretion; Nutrients, metabolites and water; Survival; Survival structures and their formation; References; 5 Ecology and general characteristics of indoor fungi; Introduction; What are fungi?; Growth of a filamentous fungus; The mycobiota of indoor environments |
| Summary |
Today, indoor mold and moisture, and their associated health effects, are a society-wide problem. The economic consequences of indoor mold and moisture are enormous. Their global dimension has been emphasized in several recent international publications, stressing that the most important means for avoiding adverse health effects is the prevention (or minimization) of persistent dampness and microbial growth on interior surfaces and in building structures. This book aims to describe the fundamentals of indoor mold growth as a prerequisite to tackle mold growth in the existing building stock as w |
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Fungal products |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Molds (Fungi) -- Health aspects
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Indoor air pollution.
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Dampness in buildings -- Prevention
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indoor air pollution.
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Dampness in buildings -- Prevention
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Indoor air pollution
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Molds (Fungi) -- Health aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Samson, Robert A
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| ISBN |
9789086867226 |
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9086867227 |
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