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Rot-proof orrot resistant is a condition ofpreservation orprotection, by a process ortreatment of materials used in industrialmanufacturing orproduction to preventbiodegradation andchemical decomposition.Decomposition is a factor in which organic matter breaks down over time. It is commonly caused byfungus,mold ormildew.
There are natural conditions where the environment isinhospitable to animals, bacteria and fungus, for example in high altitude and the freezing subzerotemperatures of the Arctic and Antarctic, which creates a similar suspension. The proofing of materials may also preventdry rot andwet rot.
