Biodeterioration of Incralac used for the protection of bronze monuments

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 361-364

  McNamara, Christopher J ^a   Breuker, Margaret ^a,b   Helms, Marie ^a   Perry, Thomas D ^a   Mitchell, Ralph ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeast Cultural Resources Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Coatings; EIS; Growth curves; Microorganisms; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644278617     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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