%0 Journal Article %J Journal of the American Institute for Conservation %D 1986 %T An Evaluation of Ortho-Phenyl Phenol as a Fungicidal Fumigant for Archives and Libraries %A J. H. Haines %A Kohler, S. A. %K biology %X

O-phenyl phenol (OPP) was evaluated in tests designed to simulate its proposed use as a fumigant by archives and libraries to control fungus growth. It was compared with thymol (isopropyl-meta-cresol) for its ability to render the spores of seven species of common fungi non-viable, and it was found that although each fumigant had the ability to stop or retard fungus growth, neither was totally effective in preventing fungus spores from germinating.

%B Journal of the American Institute for Conservation %V 25 %P 49-55 %G eng %U http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/019713686806028078 %R 10.1179/019713686806028078