To determine if damage to structural members is the underlying cause of your sloping floors, your basement or crawlspace will have to be inspected for the following: i) Rotting, sagging or damaged floor joists, ii) Rotting, sagging or damaged girders, iii) Rotting or damaged sill plates, iv) Rotting or damaged cripple wall studs,
Microbial Death 1. Microbial Death can be defined as the permanent loss of reproductive capability of microbes. This means that the microbes are unable to grow or reproduce even under optimum growth conditions. 2. A population of microbes do not die instantaneously when exposed to an antimicrobial
An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they act primarily against. For example, antibacterials are used against bacteria and antifungals are used against fungi. They can also be classified according to their function. Agents that kill microbes are called microbicidal, while those that merely inhibit their growth are called biostatic. The use of antimicrobial medicines to treat infection is known as antimicrobial chemotherapy, while the use of antimicrobial medicines to prevent infection is known as antimicrobial prophylaxis.