Journal ArticleDOI
Biodeterioration risk index of exhibit present in museum galleries of tropical climate
TLDR
In this article, the authors developed a fungal biodeterioration risk scale to suggest gallery wise management priority for the museum curators, which was applied in a scale consisting low risk to very high risk of the gallery.About:
This article is published in Museum Management and Curatorship.The article was published on 2016-01-12. It has received 9 citations till now.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Assessment of Potential Damage Factor: A Case Study of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata:
Chiradeep Basu,Subarna Bhattacharyya,Anirban Chaudhuri,Shaheen Akhtar,Akash Chatterjee,Biswajit Thakur,Himadri Guha,Punarbasu Chaudhuri +7 more
TL;DR: Damaging factors such as airborne microorganisms, relative humidity, ventilation, temperature and air pollutants are the major concerns of the tropical climate of Kolkata, India where our study sit as mentioned in this paper.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Sick-building syndrome
TL;DR: In assessment of patients with SBS complaints, specific building-related illnesses suggested by history or physical examination should be ruled out and changes such as ventilation improvements and reduction of sources of environmental contamination should be initiated even if specific aetiological agents have not been identified.
Journal ArticleDOI
Fungi: Their role in deterioration of cultural heritage
TL;DR: Education and close collaboration of mycologists and restorers are needed to develop object specific methods for the conservation and treatment of contaminated objects.
Journal ArticleDOI
The sick building syndrome.
TL;DR: The cause, management and prevention of the sick building syndrome have been discussed in this article.
Journal ArticleDOI
Indoor Mold, Toxigenic Fungi, and Stachybotrys chartarum: Infectious Disease Perspective
TL;DR: The evidence regarding indoor mold exposure and mycotoxicosis is reviewed, with an emphasis on S. chartarum, and possible end-organ effects, including pulmonary, immunologic, neurologic, and oncologic disorders are examined.
Journal ArticleDOI
Microbial deterioration of cultural heritage and works of art — tilting at windmills?
TL;DR: A review of a variety of well-known biodeterioration phenomena observed on different materials, such as stone and building materials, objects exhibited in museums and libraries, as well as human remains and burial-related materials and some prominent examples of successful and unsuccessful conservation treatments are given.