Pollution-fueled `biodeterioration` threatens historic stone
Journal Article
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· Environmental Science and Technology
Microorganisms appear to pose as great a threat to historic buildings, monuments, and statues as does acid precipitation, according to recent research findings. Air pollution from urban and industrial growth may be fueling these microbes and speeding the deterioration of venerated artworks and cultural treasures in many parts of the world - the Taj Mahal in India; the Acropolis and the Delos Sanctuary in Greece; stone Buddhas in Japan; cathedrals in Europe; and ancient temples in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Central America. This paper reports research being done in this field. 8 refs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 249724
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 30, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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