Biodeterioration of calcareous and granitic building stones in urban environments

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 205, Issue , 2002, Pages 195-205

  Schiavon, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BUILDING STONE; CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GRANITE; MONUMENT; OUTCROP; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WEATHERING;

EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0036999922     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.205.01.15     Document Type: Article

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