Chemical relations between atmospheric aerosols, deposition and stone decay layers on historic buildings at the Mediterranean coast

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2179-2192

  Torfs, K ^a   Van Grieken, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Marine spray; Monuments; Stone decay

Indexed keywords

SULFATE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING; GREECE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ITALY; MALTA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING STONE; MONUMENT; WEATHERING;

GREECE, ELEUSIS; ITALY, APULIA, BARI; MALTA; SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, CADIZ;

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDINGS; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; WEATHERING;

HISTORICAL BUILDINGS; MARINE SPRAY; MONUMENTS; STONE DECAY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0030616242     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00038-1     Document Type: Article

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