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Assessing the impact of air movement on hyphal growth

Ferreira, Morena; Grau-Bove, Josep; Altamirano, Hector; Blades, Nigel; (2023) Assessing the impact of air movement on hyphal growth. In: (Proceedings) 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 (ICMB23). (pp. pp. 1-2). ICMB23 Green open access

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Abstract

Increased ventilation is widely reported to reduce the incidence of mould growth, mainly when it reduces the water activity (aw) of surfaces. However, it is unclear whether drying of surfaces is the only mechanism that relates ventilation and air mould. It has been hypothesized that air movement, even in conditions of moisture equilibrium between the surface and the air, can reduce mould growth. The impact of air movement was tested on hyphal growth of Aspergillus versicolor and Penicillium brevicompactum. Results show that the presence of air movement does not seem to have an impact on hyphal growth. However, the presence of air movement (unfiltered air) increased the variability of the measured hyphal growth, indicating a potential relationship that should be further explored.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Assessing the impact of air movement on hyphal growth
Event: 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 (ICMB23)
Dates: 3rd-4th July 2023
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.14293/ICMB230028
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.14293/ICMB230028
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author(s) 2024. Original content in this paper is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Air movement; mould; preventive conservation; buildings
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10192911
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