ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Aerophytic Cyanobacteria as a Factor in the Biodegradation of Technical Materials on External Building Walls
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University of Zielona Gora, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Poland
Online publication date: 2014-12-10
Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports 2014;13(2):109-119
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ABSTRACT
A study conducted at the Institute of Environmental Engineering, University of Zielona Góra showed the presence of 4 species of aerophytic cyanobacteria in the biological material sampled from the external building wall with visible biocorrosion: Gloeocapsa montana Kützing, Phormidium calcareum Kützing, Aphanothece saxicola Nägeli, Gloeothece caldariorum (P. Richter) Hollerbach. High levels of moisture were detected in the places of biofilm occurrence.
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