fungi: damage to buildings
Molds and fungal decays in envelopes have lead to extensive damages to houses.
More than 5% of all construction lumber manufactured each year in the United States is used to replace wood that has decayed in service. - 
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Interior finish: http://209.190.250.107/docs/500/451.pdf
| Web Links (6): | Notes |
- FAQ ¨C Mould - CWC
- Answers to several questions on molds related particular to wood
- fungal research group pub-abs
- More than 60 references with abstract on mold, house, and health, also see the other half of the list
- Fungi in buildings - The University of Minnesota
- Intro, info, images of fungi. By Department of Environmental Health and Safety (DEHS)
- Indoor Air - Mold/Moisture
- Mold resources: basic, clean up, health, building, indoor air, Asthma.
mold inspection, warranty service- offers on-site mold inspection services, insurance of mold problems
- National Association Of Toxic Mold Remediators, NATMR
- "... mold solution resource... primary goal is the complete elimination of all indoor mold issues where people work, live, and play... has a network of professionals in all areas of indoor air quality, the environment, construction, mold remediation, air & surface sampling, fire & water damage restoration, accredited laboratories, environmental & tort law, medicine, biology & microbiology, insurance and public adjusters, chemistry, the bio-sciences, and more."
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- A brief guide to mold, moisture, and your home, by EPA, 2002
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- A regional comparison of mold spore concentrations outdoors and inside 'clean' and 'mold contaminated' southern california buildings, by Baxter, D., Perkins, J., Seltzer, J., Mcghee, C., 2002
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- Bioaerosol concentrations in the quad cities 1 year after the 1993 Mississippi river floods, by Curtis, L., Ross, M., Persky, V., Scheff, P., Wadden, R., Ramakrisnan, V. and Hryhorczuk, D., 2000
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- Characterizing moisture damaged buildings - environmental and biological monitoring, by Hyv?rinen, A., 2002
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- D6329-98 standard guide for developing methodology for evaluating the ability of indoor materials to support microbial growth using static environmental chambers, by ASTM, 2002
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- Effect of building frame and moisture damage on microbiological indoor air quality in school buildings, by Meklin, T., Hyvarinen, A., Toivola, M., Reponen, T., Koponen, V., Husman, T., Taskinen, T., Korppi, M. and Nevalainen, A., 2003
- brief statistics over the world
- Fungal fragments as indoor air biocontaminants, by Gorny, R. L., Reponen, T., Willeke, K., Schmechel, D., Robine, E., Boissier, M. and Grinshpun, S. A., 2002
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- Fungal spores from wet gypsum boards relationship between release and age of culture, by Kildes?, P. K., Madsen, H. W. and Wilkins, K., 2002
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- Fungal susceptibility of interior commercial building panels, by Laks, P.E., Richter, D.L., Larkin, G.M, 2002
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- Fungi in moisture-damaged building materials, by Hyv?rinen, A. et al, 2001
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- Legal issues involving mold contamination, BSC Final Report: Lessons Learned from Building America Participation, by Casarona, R. B. and Mcqueen, A. E., 2002
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- Measurements of airborne fungal and endotoxin levels in water-damaged buildings, by Tsai, S.M. et al, 2001
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- Mechanism of brown-rot decay: paradigm or paradox, by Green F. ; Highley T. L., 1997
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- Microbial contamination litigation: expert witnesses and scientific evidence, by Cross, w. H., 2001
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- Microbial degradation of paintings, by Ciferri, O., 1999
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- Modeling moisture damage and its association with occupant health symptoms, by Haverinen, U. et al, 2001
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- Mold damage due to moisture intrusion, by Gallo, F. M., 2000
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- Mold remediation being hampered by lack of standards , by Bradford, M., 2002
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- Mold, housing and wood, by Robbins, C. and Morrell, J., 2003
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- Mold: new field study, by Power, M., 2003
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- Mold: the whole picture. pt. 2, assessment of mold problems, by Mccrady, E., 1999
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- Mycotoxins in crude building materials from water-damaged buildings, by Tuomi, T., Reijula, K., Johnsson, T., Hemminki, K., Hintikka, E.L., Lindroos, O., Kalso, S., Koukila-Kahkola, P., 2000
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- Solving water intrusion and mold problems in North Carolina, legal claims arising out of mold and water problems, by Bryson, D. K. and Rhine, J. R., 0
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- The Danish Research Programme: "moulds in Buildings" 1998-2001, by Gravesen, S., Nielsen, K. F. and DAMIB, 2000
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- Total and culturable airborne bacteria and fungi in arid region flood-damaged residences, by Fabian, M. P., Reponen, T., Miller, S. L. and Hernandez, M. T., 2000
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- Toxigenic fungi in a water-damaged building: An intervention study, by Sudakin, D.L, 1998
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- Understanding mold in the property restoration industry, by Servpro Industries, Inc, 2001
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- Use of FMEA - failure modes effects analysis on moisture problems in buildings, by Nielsen, A., 2002
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- Wood decay under the microscope, by Schwarze, F., 2007
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- Wood-destroying fungi in residential construction, by Smulski, S., 1996