Bioremediation of weathered-building stone surfaces

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 255-260

  Webster, Alison ^a   May, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOREMEDIATION; CALCITE; MICROORGANISMS; SULFATE MINERALS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; WEATHERING;

CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; HISTORIC BUILDINGS; SALT CRUST FORMATION; STONE STRUCTURES;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; MINERAL; SULFATE;

AIR POLLUTION; BACILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BUILDING; CEMENTATION; COLOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FOSSIL; MICROCOCCUS; MICROORGANISM; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; WEATHERING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SALTS; SULFATES;

EID: 33744820306     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2006.04.005     Document Type: Review

References (69)

1. Atlas R.M. Bioremediation. Chem. Eng. News 73 (1995) 32-42
2. Jördening H.-J., and Winter J. Environmental Biotechnology: Concepts and Applications (2005), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
3. Gauri K.L., and Bandyopadhyay J.K. Carbonate Stone: Chemical Behaviour, Durability, and Conservation (1999), John Wiley & Sons, New York
4. Leysen L., et al. A study of the weathering of an historic building. Anal. Chim. Acta 195 (1987) 247-255
5. Doornkamp J.C., and Ibrahim H.A.M. Salt weathering. Prog. Phys. Geogr. 14 (1990) 335-348
6. Warscheid T., and Braams J. Biodeterioration of stone: a review. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 46 (2000) 343-368
7. Gaylarde C., et al. Microbial impact on building materials: an overview. Materials and Structures 36 (2003) 342-352
8. McNamara C.J., and Mitchell R. Microbial deterioration of historic stone. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (2005) 445-451
9. Rodriguez-Navarro C., et al. How does sodium sulfate crystallize? Implications for the decay and testing of building materials. Cement Concrete Res. 30 (2000) 1527-1534
10. Rodriguez-Navarro C., et al. Effects of ferrocyanide ions on NaCl crystallization in porous stone. J. Cryst. Growth 243 (2002) 503-516
11. Papida S., et al. Enhancement of physical weathering of building stones by microbial populations. Int. Biodeterior. Biodegradation 46 (2000) 305-317
12. Lewin S. The susceptibility of calcareous stones to salt decay. In: Zezza F. (Ed). The Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin (1989), Grafo, Brescia 59-64
13. Lopez-Acevedo V., et al. Salt crystallization in porous construction materials. II. Mass transport and crystallization processes. J. Cryst. Growth 182 (1997) 103-110
14. Heselmeyer K., et al. Application of Desulfovibrio vulgaris for the bioconservation of rock gypsum crusts into calcite. BIOforum 1 (1991) 89
15. Ranalli G., et al. Bioremediation of cultural heritage: removal of sulphates, nitrates, and organic substances. In: Ciferri O., Tiano P., and Mastromei G. (Eds). Of Microbes and Art - The Role of Microbial Communities in the Degradation and Protection of Cultural Heritage (2000), Kluwer Academic-Plenum Publisher 231-245
16. Dornieden T.H., et al. Patina: physical and chemical interactions of sub-aerial biofilms with objects of art. In: Ciferri O., Tiano P., and Mastromei G. (Eds). Of Microbes and Art - The Role of Microbial Communities in the Degradation and Protection of Cultural Heritage (2000), Kluwer Academic-Plenum Publisher 105-119
17. Gaylarde P.M., et al. Biodeterioration of Mayan buildings at Uxmal and Tulum, Mexico. Biofouling 17 (2001) 41-46
18. Ghedini N., et al. Determination of elemental and organic carbon on damaged stone monuments. Atmos. Environ. 34 (2000) 4383-4391
19. Hakkarinen C. Fate of Atmospheric Sulphur and Nitrogen from Fossil Fuels. Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Fuel Chem. Prepr. 20 (1975) 109-115
20. Foyn E. Problems of fossil fuel combustion and waste. Environmental Pollution Management 7 (1977) 48-49
21. Ashurst, J. and Dimes, F.G. (1990) Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone (Vols I and II), Butterworth
22. Gauri K.L., et al. The sulphatation of marble and treatment of gypsum crusts. Studies in Conservation 34 (1989) 201-206
23. Török, Á. (2003) Surface strength and mineralogy of weathering crusts on limestone buildings in Budapest Building and Environment 38, 1185-1192
24. Primerano P., et al. Possible alterations of monuments caused by particles emitted into the atmospheres carrying strong primary acidity. Atmos. Environ. 34 (2000) 3889-3896
25. Gaviño M., et al. Composition of the black crusts from the Saint Denis Basilica, France, as revealed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Journal of Separation Science 27 (2004) 513-523
26. Sabbioni C., et al. Organic anions in damage layers on monuments and buildings. Atmos. Environ. 37 (2003) 1261-1269
27. Schiavon N., et al. Soiling of limestone in an urban environment characterized by heavy vehicular exhaust emissions. Environ. Geol. 46 (2004) 448-455
28. Webster, R.G.M. (1992) Stonecleaning and the nature, soiling and decay mechanisms of stone. In Proceedings of the International Conference, Donhead
29. Maxwell I. Stonecleaning - for better or worse? An overview. In: Webster R.G.M. (Ed). Stonecleaning and the Nature, Soiling and Decay Mechanisms of Stone (1992), Donhead 3-49
30. MacDonald J., et al. Chemical cleaning of sandstone: comparative laboratory studies. In: Webster R.G.M. (Ed). Stonecleaning and the Nature, Soiling and Decay Mechanisms of Stone (1992), Donhead 217-226
31. Maravelaki-Kalaitzaki P. Black crusts and patinas on Pentelic marble from the Parthenon and Erechtheum (Acropolis, Athens): characterization and origin. Anal. Chim. Acta 532 (2005) 187-198
32. Gauri K.L., and Bandyopadhyay J.K. Carbonate Stone, Chemical Behaviour, Durability, and Conservation (1999), John Wiley & Sons
33. Skoulikidis T.N., and Beloyannis N. Inversion of marble sulfation: reconversion of gypsum films into calcite on the surfaces of monuments and statues. Studies in Conservation 29 (1984) 197-204
34. Moncrieff, A. and Hempel, K. (1970) "Biological Pack". Conservation of Stone and Wooden Objects 1, 103-114, ICC
35. Atlas R.M., et al. Microbial calcification of gypsum-rock and sulfated marble. Studies in Conservation 33 (1988) 149-153
36. Gauri K.L., and Chowdhury A.N. Experimental studies on conversion of gypsum to calcite by microbes. In: Ciabach J. (Ed). Proceedings of 6th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone (1988), Nicholas Copernicus University 545-550
37. Gauri K.L., et al. Removal of sulfated-crust from marble using sulfate reducing bacteria. In: Webster R.G.M. (Ed). Stonecleaning and the Nature, Soiling and Decay Mechanisms of Stone (1992), Donhead 160-165
38. Kouzeli, K. (1992) Black crust removal methods in use: their effects on Pentelic marble surfaces. In Proceedings of 7th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone (Vol. 2), pp. 1147-1156
39. Saiz-Jimenez C. Biodeterioration vs biodegradation: the role of microorganisms in the removal of pollutants deposited on historic buildings. Int. Biodeterior. Biodegradation 40 (1997) 225-232
40. Ranalli G., et al. The use of microorganisms for the removal of sulphates on artistic stoneworks. Int. Biodeterior. Biodegradation 40 (1997) 255-261
41. Ranalli G., et al. Biotechnology applied to cultural heritage: biorestoration of frescoes using viable bacterial cells and enzymes. J. Appl. Microbiol. 98 (2005) 73-83
42. Martin-Gil J., et al. Ancient pastes for stone protection against environmental agents. Studies in Conservation 44 (1999) 58-62
43. Brajer I., and Kalsbeek N. Limewater absorption and calcite crystal formation on a limewater-impregnated secco wall painting. Studies in Conservation 44 (1999) 145-156
44. Cezar, T.M. (1998) Calcium oxalate: a surface treatment for limestone. Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies 4 (http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/jcms/issue4/cezar.html)
45. Garcia-Valles M., et al. Coloured mineral coatings on monument surfaces as a result of biomineralisation: the case of Tarragona Cathedral (Catalonia). Appl. Geochem. 12 (1997) 255-266
46. Alvarez de Buergo M., and Fort González R. Protective patinas on stony façades of historical buildings in the past. Construction and Building Materials 17 (2003) 83-89
47. Milet C., et al. Conservation of signal molecules involved in biomineralisation control in calcifying matrices of bone and shell. Comptes rendus Palevol 3 (2004) 493-501
48. Boquet E., et al. Production of calcite (calcium carbonate) crystals by soil bacteria is a general phenomenon. Nature 246 (1973) 527-529
49. Ehrlich H.L. Microbes as geologic agents: their role in mineral formation. Geomicrobiol. J. 16 (1999) 135-153
50. Rivadeneyra M.A., et al. Precipitation of carbonates by Nesterenkonia halobia in liquid media. Chemosphere 41 (2000) 617-624
51. Duane M.J. Biomineralisation and phytokarst development on cavernous quaternary carbonate terraces, Mohammedia, Northwest Morocco. Carbonates and Evaporates 16 (2001) 107-116
52. Schiavon N. Biodeterioration of calcareous and granitic building stones in urban environments. In: Siegesmund S., Vollbrecht A., and Weiss T. (Eds). Natural Stone, Weathering Phenomena, Conservation Strategies and Case Studies (2002), GSL Special Publication 195-205
53. Urzi C., et al. Biomineralization processes of the rock surfaces observed in field and in laboratory. Geomicrobiol. J. 16 (1999) 39-54
54. Orial G., et al. The biomineralisation: a new process to protect calcareous stone: applied to historic monuments. In: Arai H., Kenjo T., and Yamano K. (Eds). Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Biodeterioration of Cultural Heritage property (1992), International Communications Specialists 98-116
55. Orial, G. and Marie-Victoire, E. (1997) Fabrication de carbonate de calcium par voie biologique: la carbonatogenese. In Proceedings of International Seminar on Deterioration of Concrete and Natural Stone of Historical Monuments, pp. 59-76
56. Le Metayer-Levrel G., et al. Applications of bacterial carbonatogenesis to the protection and regeneration of limestones in buildings and historic patrimony. Sediment. Geol. 126 (1999) 25-34
57. Bang S.S., et al. Calcite precipitation induced by polyurethane-immobilized Bacillus pasterii. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 28 (2001) 404-409
58. Ramachandran S.K., et al. Remediation of concrete using micro-organisms. ACI Materials Journal 98 (2001) 3-9
59. Rodriguez-Navarro C., et al. Conservation of ornamental stone by Myxococcus xanthus - induced carbonate biomineralization. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 (2003) 2182-2193
60. Morse J.W. Kinetics of calcium carbonate dissolution and precipitation. In: Reeder R.J. (Ed). Carbonates, Mineralogy and Chemistry (1983), Mineralogical Society of America, BookCrafters 227-264
61. Castanier S., et al. Bacterial carbonatogenesis and application to preservation and restoration of historic property. In: Ciferri O., Tiano P., and Mastromei G. (Eds). Of Microbes and Art - The Role of Microbial Communities in the Degradation and Protection of Cultural Heritage (2000), Kluwer Academic-Plenum Publisher 203-218
62. Tiano, P. et al. (1992) Stone reinforcement by induction of calcite crystals using organic matrix molecules, feasibility study. In Proceedings of 7th International Congress on Deterioration and Conservation of Stone (Vol. 2), pp. 1317-1326
63. Tiano P. Stone reinforcement by calcite crystals precipitation induced by organic matrix macromolecules. Studies in Conservation 40 (1995) 171-176
64. Tiano P., et al. Bacterial bio-mediated calcite precipitation for monumental stones conservation: methods of evaluation. J. Microbiol. Methods 36 (1999) 139-145
65. Perito B., et al. Bacterial genes involved in calcite crystal precipitation. In: Ciferri O., Tiano P., and Mastromei G. (Eds). Of Microbes and Art - The Role of Microbial Communities in the Degradation and Protection of Cultural Heritage (2000), Kluwer Academic-Plenum Publisher 217-228
66. Doornkamp J.C., and Ibrahim H.A.M. Salt weathering. Prog. Phys. Geogr. 14 (1990) 335-348
67. Webster A.M., et al. Bacteria and the bioremediation of stone: the potential for saving cultural heritage. In: Verstraete W. (Ed). Proceedings of the European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology (2004), Taylor and Francis Group 793-796
68. Barabesi C., et al. Microbial calcium carbonate precipitation for reinforcement of monumental stones. In: Saiz-Jimenez C. (Ed). Molecular Biology and Cultural Heritage (2003), Balkema 209-212
69. Cappitelli, F. et al. Improved methodology for bioremoval of black crusts on historical stone artworks by use of sulphate-reducing bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (in press)