Deterioration of building materials in Roman catacombs: The influence of visitors

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 349, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 260-276

  Sanchez Moral, S ^a   Luque, L ^a   Cuezva, S ^a   Soler, V ^b   Benavente, D ^c   Laiz, L ^d   Gonzalez, J M ^d   Saiz Jimenez, C ^d  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Biofilm; Bioreceptivity; Building materials; Microenvironment; Roman catacombs; Volcanic rock

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOFILMS; CONDENSATION; HYDROGEN; PAINTING; VAPORS;

BIODETERIORATION; BIORECEPTIVITY; MICROENVIRONMENT; ROMAN CATACOMBS; VOLCANIC ROCK;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

VOLCANIC ROCK;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFILM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATING MECHANISM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEATH; DESTRUCTION; GROWTH; HEAT; HUMIDITY; ILLUMINATION; ITALY; LIGHT; MICROENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; PAINTING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CYANOBACTERIA; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LIGHTING; MICROCLIMATE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POROSITY; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; ROME; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; TRAVEL;

EID: 26444468554     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.080     Document Type: Article

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