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Statistical analysis of fungicide activity in paint films on two buildings

Analyse statistique de l’activité fongicide en ce qui concerne les feuils de peinture sur deux bâtiments

Eine statistische Analyse von Fungiziden in Anstrichsfarben auf zwei Gebäuden

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Fungal growth on external walls of two buildings in São Paulo was quantified over 95 weeks after painting with an acrylic coating with and without a biocide formulation (carbendazim, an N-octyl-isothiazolin-3-one and N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)N,N-dimethyl urea; concentration 0.25%). Fungal contamination increased exponentially on all sites and was 18 to 25% lower on biocide-containing sites. Simple and multiple regression, the chi-squared and Fisher’s exact tests showed that the biocide was effective throughout the period (p<0.005). The multiple regression equation for both sites was:\(Ln\left( {\frac{{B^ + }}{{\sqrt C }}} \right) = 0.75 + 0.017w\) where B+=number of colony-forming units (cfu) on biocide-containing sites; C=cfu on control sites; and w=time in weeks.

Résumé

La croissance fongique sur les murs externes de deux bâtiments à São Paolo a été quantifiée pendant 95 semaines, les murs ayant été préalablement enduits d’un revêtement acrylique avec et sans une formulation biocide (carbendazim, un N-octyl-izothiazolin-3-one et N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)N,-N-diméthyl urée; concentration de 0,25%) La contamination fongique a accru exponentiellement sur tous les sites et était plus basse de 18 à 25% sur les sites qui contenaient une biocide. La régression simple, la régression multiple, le chi-carré, et l’épreuve exacte de Fisher ont montré que la biocide était effective tout au long de la période (p<0,005). L’équation de régression multiple pour les deux sites était:\(Ln\left( {\frac{{B^ + }}{{\sqrt C }}} \right) = 0.75 + 0.017w\) Où B+=le nombre d’unités formant une colonie (cfu) sur les sites contenant une biocide; C=cfu sur le site référence; et W=temps exprimé en semaines.

Zusammenfassung

Wir massen den Pilzbefall auf den Aussenwänden von zwei Gebäuden in Sao Paulo über 95 Wochen, nachdem die Gebäude mit einem Akrylanstrich mit und ohne Biozidbeisatz (Carbendazim, ein Noctyl-isothiazolin-3-eins und N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)N,N-dimethyl Harnstoff; Konzentration 0.25) angestrichen wurde. Der Pilzbefall nahm auf allen Oberflächen exponentiell zu, war aber Biozidhaltigen Wänden um 18% bis 25% geringer. Einfache und mehrfache Regression, ein Chi-Quadrat-Test und Fisher’s exakte Tests zeigten, daß das Biozid durchweg wirksam war (p<0.005). Die mehrfache Regressionsgleichung für beide Seiten war:\(Ln\left( {\frac{{B^ + }}{{\sqrt C }}} \right) = 0.75 + 0.017w\) wobei B+=die Anzahl von Kolonie-bildenden Einheiten (cfu) auf biozidhaltigen Stellen; C=cfu auf Kontrollstellen; und w=die Zeit in Wochen.

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Gaylarde, P.M., Shirakawa, M.A., John, V. et al. Statistical analysis of fungicide activity in paint films on two buildings. Surface Coatings International Part B: Coatings Transactions 87, 261–264 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02699674

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