Capillary-rising salt pollution and granitic stone erosive decay in the parish church of Torre de Moncorvo (NE Portugal)-implications for conservation strategy

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-66

  Moreno, Filipa ^a   Vilela, Sónia A G ^a   Antunes, Ângela Sandra G ^a   Alves, Carlos Alberto S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Conservation strategy; Decay diagnosis; Granitic stones; Salt pollution; Salt weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644953409     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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