Limestone weathering of historical monuments in Cairo, Egypt

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 205, Issue , 2002, Pages 217-239

  Fitzner, Bernd ^a   Heinrichs, Kurt ^a   La Bouchardiere, Dennis ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLASSIFICATION; HISTORIC BUILDING; HUMIDITY; LIMESTONE; MONUMENT; PRESERVATION; SALT; WEATHERING;

EGYPT;

EID: 0037004829     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.205.01.17     Document Type: Article

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