Comparative study of dark patinas on granitic outcrops and buildings

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 381, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 280-289

  Prieto, B ^a   Aira, N ^a   Silva, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dark patinas; Decay; Granite; Pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BUILDINGS; CALCIUM; DEPOSITION; MICROORGANISMS; ROCKS;

DARK PATINAS; DECAY; ROCKY SURFACES;

GRANITE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM SULFATE; SULFUR;

BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRANITE; MORTAR; OUTCROP; POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRANITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; STEREOMICROSCOPY; URBAN AREA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOFILMS; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; COLOR; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; PROTEINS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR;

EID: 34249704002     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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