Acid deposition and the deterioration of stone: A brief review of a broad topic

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 205, Issue , 2002, Pages 393-406

  Charola, A Elena ^a   Ware, Robert ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID DEPOSITION; ACID RAIN; BUILDING STONE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DRY DEPOSITION; MOISTURE; NITRATE; SULFATE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0036999923     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.205.01.28     Document Type: Article

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