INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation publishes original research papers and reviews on the biological causes of deterioration or degradation.– The causes may be macro– or microbiological, whose origins may be aerial, aquatic, or terrestrial.– The effects may include corrosion, fouling, rotting, decay, infection, disfigurement, toxification, weakening or processes that liquefy, detoxify, or mineralize.– The materials affected may include natural, synthetic or refined materials [such as metals, hydrocarbons and oils, foodstuffs and beverages, pharmaceuticals, cellulose and wood, plastics and polymers, fibres, paper, leather, waste materials or any other material of commercial importance]; and structures or systems [such as buildings, works of art, processing equipment, etc.] as well as hazardous wastes, and includes environmental and occupational health aspects resulting from the activities of the biological agents described above.Papers on all aspects of cause, mode of action, treatment, protection and prevention, analysis and testing, detoxification, upgrading, commercial implications, biocides and substitutes and related areas are welcome. However, papers that are strictly related to engineering aspects of biotechnological processes and those that aim at developing or assessing mathematical-based predictive models used in the designing of biotechnological processes are excluded.

《国际生物退化与生物降解》发表关于生物退化或降解原因的原始研究论文和评论。-原因可能是宏观的或微生物的，其起源可能是空中的、水生的或陆生的。-影响可能包括腐蚀、污垢、腐烂、腐烂、感染、毁容、中毒、变弱或液化、解毒或矿化过程。-受影响的物料可包括天然、合成或精制物料[例如金属、碳氢化合物及油脂、食品及饮品、药物、纤维素及木材、塑胶及聚合物、纤维、纸张、皮革、废料或任何其他具商业价值的物料];和结构或系统[如建筑物、艺术品、加工设备等]以及危险废物，并包括因上述生物制剂的活动而引起的环境和职业健康方面的问题。欢迎就起因、行动方式、治疗、保护和预防、分析和测试、解毒、升级、商业影响、生物杀剂和替代品以及相关领域的所有方面发表论文。然而，与生物技术过程的工程方面严格相关的论文，以及那些旨在开发或评估用于生物技术过程设计的基于数学的预测模型的论文被排除在外。