Atmosphere 24, 112, 123, 124, 134,
154, 155, 220, 221, 233, 247, 315
humid 110
inert 140, 313
oxidising 177
oxygen-deficient 177
polluted urban 112
reducing 154, 155
start 259
Atmospheric
nitrogen fixation 277
pollutants 71, 81, 207, 221
adsorbed acidic 71
Atoms 15, 19, 24, 128, 136, 213
parent 24
radioactive 24
ATR-FTIR 197
Attachment 274, 278
aiding 278
Attack 34, 68, 71, 80–82, 88–90, 111,
134, 139, 164, 171, 173, 180,
273–275, 277, 278, 287, 288
cavitation 277
cavity 278, 280
direct 260
gribble 267
Attenuated Total Reflection-FTIR 197
Autocatalysis 202
Autoxidation 40, 113
Average yarn tenacities 66
Axe head 128
Axial tracheids 280
elongate 283
Azodi-isobutyronitrile 190
Bacillus cereus 206
Bacillus sp. 302
Bacteria 111, 224, 225, 233, 234,
246, 247, 252, 255, 259, 260,
273, 275, 277, 287, 289, 290,
292, 293, 295, 300
aerobic 288
Bacteria
chemoorganotrophic 248, 259
degrading 293
denitrifying 246, 247
detrimental 247
erosion 274, 275
filamentous 225
heterotrophic 225
immobilized 247
isolated 226
keratinophilic 89
lignolytic 284
marine 259
nitrifying 224, 226, 243, 244, 248
nitrogen-fixing 269
proteolytic 97
reducing 325
single-celled 274, 275
sulfate-reducing 246, 247
sulfur-oxidising 224, 226
tunnelling 274, 275, 277, 284, 288
unicellular 273
Bacterial 293
attack 97, 110, 111
decay types 273
endosymbionts 269, 277
ribosomal RNA 301
slimes 275, 292
strain Teredinibacter turnerae 277
Bacteriocides 234, 292
Bacteriostatic 234
Bag 8, 28, 29, 288
polyethylene carrier 194
Bakelite 186, 196
Balsa 280
Bankia setacea 269
Barium 43, 77, 194
carbonate 245
hydroxide 245, 256
Barkcloth 35
Barks 35, 100, 282
inner 35
mimosa 101
Barrels 6, 155
Barrier treatment 231
Barriers 28, 231, 235, 242, 284
defective damp-proof 242
horizontal damp-proof 242Subject Index 335