Acid rain and weathering damage to carbonate building stone: Results of material loss measurements

Conference · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6705574

Reddy, M M; Youngdahl, C A

Marble and limestone specimens were exposed to atmospheric conditions at four eastern US sites. A number of methods were employed for damage assessment; this paper describes the results of chemical and physical measurements of material loss. Good agreement was observed among results obtained with different methods. A rate of surface recession near 15 ..mu..m/y was observed for skyward surfaces of marble tested in North Carolina, and comparable results were obtained at the other test sites. Response of the porous limestone was assessed with greater difficulty; a rate of loss similar to that of marble was inferred. Initial correlations of material loss with environmental factors are briefly discussed.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Denver, CO (USA); Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6705574
• Report Number(s): CONF-870314-10; ON: DE87006997
• Resource Relation: Conference: Corrosion '87, San Francisco, CA, USA, 9 Mar 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
WEATHERING
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CALCIUM CARBONATES
CORROSION
DEPOSITION
ECONOMIC IMPACT
LIMESTONE
MARBLE
METALS
NAPAP
PAINTS
RUNOFF
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATE ROCKS
CARBONATES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COATINGS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
MASS TRANSFER
MATERIALS
METAMORPHIC ROCKS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RAIN
ROCKS
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
510200* - Environment
Terrestrial- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)