
1. Durability
1.1 Mushrooms
Fungi or mycetes are no longer considered lower plants. They constitute a kingdom in their own right in the classical classification system, and have much in common with plants (immobility, presence of a cell wall, possibility of vegetative propagation) and animals (heterotrophy, presence of the amino polysaccharide "chitin" in the cell walls of fungi and in the exoskeleton of insects, glycogen used as a form of carbohydrate reserve). They have the particularity of feeding by absorption:...
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Bibliography
- (1) - - http://www.termite.com.fr
- (2) - GRASSET (P.-P.) - Termitologia. - 3 tomes, Masson (1986).
- (3) - « Prévention...
Standards and norms
- Wood preservatives – Determination of protective efficacy against Lyctus brunneus (Stephens) – Part 1: Application by surface treatment (laboratory method). - NF EN 20-1 (X 41-535-1) - 1992
- Wood preservatives – Determination of protective efficacy against Lyctus brunneus (Stephens) – Part 2: deep-treatment application (laboratory method). - NF EN 20-2 (X 41-535-2) - 1993
- Wood preservatives – Determination...
Regulations
Law no. 99-471 of June 8, 1999 to protect buyers and owners of buildings against termites and other wood-boring insects.
Decree no. 2006-591 of May 23, 2006 on the protection of buildings against termites and other wood-boring insects and amending the French Construction and Housing Code.
Arrêté du 16 février 2010 modifiant l'arrêté du 27 juin 2006 relatif à l'application des...
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ADEME – French Environment and Energy Management Agency
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AFNOR – Association française de normalisation
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