Assessment of biodamage resistance of various concrete grades

© 2016, International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All rights reserved.At estimation of modern mineral construction materials resistance to Aspergillus niger; Aureobasidium pullulans; Trichoderma sp. it was shown that 28-day exposure of test samples with micromycetes according to GOST 310.4-81 does not reduce their chemical stability coefficient. Analysis of growth rate of selected micromycetes in solid Czapeck-Daux medium allows to relate them to r-strategists. At cultivation of microscopic fungi in liquid Czapeck-Daux medium one-, two-and tribasic (acetic, oxalic, apple and citric) organic acids were identified. High rate of micromycetes growth and formation of wide range of organic acids during their growth gives the basis for supposition that at long-lasting contact of microscopic fungi with construction materials the damage of the latter cannot be excluded

Slow drowning of Tibetan grasslands fenced in by Beijing

The initiative that led to pasture being fenced off is part of a string of Chinese grassland policies. Although Tibet has its own regional government, policies concerning what is called the Tibet Autonomous Region are effectively handed down from the Chinese government in Beijing. This article traces the degradation of grasslands and with it, nomadic culture, due to fencing the land. It is becoming clear that grassland privatization, which was introduced to protect the environment, is causing biodiversity loss and a decline in grassland quality. Due to climate change, meltwater submerges the highlands and snowstorms hit trapped herds; shrinking glaciers defrost soil, increasing flow into mountain lakes

Assessment of biodamage resistance of various concrete grades

© 2016, International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. All rights reserved.At estimation of modern mineral construction materials resistance to Aspergillus niger; Aureobasidium pullulans; Trichoderma sp. it was shown that 28-day exposure of test samples with micromycetes according to GOST 310.4-81 does not reduce their chemical stability coefficient. Analysis of growth rate of selected micromycetes in solid Czapeck-Daux medium allows to relate them to r-strategists. At cultivation of microscopic fungi in liquid Czapeck-Daux medium one-, two-and tribasic (acetic, oxalic, apple and citric) organic acids were identified. High rate of micromycetes growth and formation of wide range of organic acids during their growth gives the basis for supposition that at long-lasting contact of microscopic fungi with construction materials the damage of the latter cannot be excluded