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FAIR-CT98-9573
Biological control as part of an environment friendly future for eradicating dry rot in buildings |
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Type of Project | Cooperative Research |
| Contract No | FAIR-S2-9073 | |
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| Duration | 24 months |
Biological control as part of an environment friendly future for eradicating dry rot in buildings
Objectives
The project furthers the objective of developing a pesticide-free environmental technology for eradicating dry rot (Serpula lacrymans) within buildings by introducing the use of a biological control agent.
This new technology seeks to revolutionise the industry engaged in eradicating fungal decay particularly dry rot in buildings. There are many economic environmental and social benefits to be gained from this new technology throughout Europe. There is also the potential to develop the technology as a means of prevention thereby opening up very large new marketing opportunities.
The fundamental idea is to incorporate a biological control agent into the building structure that prevents the further development of the dry rot fungus (Serpula lacrymans). As the repair work to correct the damage caused by dry rot proceeds the structure will begin to dry out and when dry the environmental conditions will return to an equilibrium within which fungal growth cannot take place. At this time both the dry rot fungus and the biological control agent will become non-viable. In this way reinfection of the structure will be prevented during the crucial drying phase. Existing procedures involve the use of toxic pesticides to achieve this. The new technology will provide a much safer alternative and will have significant environmental benefits.
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