Biodeterioration of sandstone under the influence of different humidity levels in laboratory conditions |
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Authors: | Alka Jain Seema Bhadauria Virendra Kumar Ramvir Singh Chauhan |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Botany, R.B.S. College, Khandari, Agra- 282002, Uttar Pradesh, India;2. Department of Electron Microscopy, National JALMA Institute of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases (ICMR), Agra, India;3. Department of Physics, R.B.S. College, Agra, India |
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Abstract: | Excessive moisture in building materials supports microbial growth. It has been referred that relative humidity more than 55% promotes the microbial growth. To test the effect of different relative humidity tropical chamber test was set up at 52%, 76%, 85% and 96% RH and maximum diversity of fungi was found at 85% and 96% RH. Two fungi Aspergillus sydowi and Aspergillus flavipes were present throughout the course of study from moderate to highly abundant form. It was observed that Fusarium moniliforme, Cephalosporium acremonium, Papulospora sp. proliferated at higher relative humidity (i.e. at 85% and 96.6% RH) and Fusarium roseum, Fusarium oxysporum only at 96% RH level. The relative humidity level lower than 62%, i.e. at 52% level exhibited no fungal growth on sandstone surface during two-year observations. During the study pattern it was noticed that diversity decreased gradually and dominance of particular species increased with the time factor. Analysis of sandstone after fungal colonization by X-ray diffraction and SEM showed the formation of newly formed biomineral. |
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Keywords: | Fungi Relative humidity Sandstone Biodegradation XRD SEM |
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