Multi-disciplinary characterisation of a sandstone surface crust

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 407, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5417-5427

  Veerle, Cnudde ^a   Geert, Silversmit ^a   Matthieu, Boone ^a   Jan, Dewanckele ^a   Björn, De Samber ^a   Tom, Schoonjans ^a   Denis, Van Loo ^a   Yoni, De Witte ^a   Marlina, Elburg ^a   Laszlo, Vincze ^a   Luc, Van Hoorebeke ^a   Patric, Jacobs ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

XANES; XRF; Crust; Sandstone; SEM; X ray radiography; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

3D IMAGERY; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHARACTERISATION; CRUST; GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GEOMATERIALS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HISTORICAL BUILDINGS; MICRO-XRF; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY; NEW APPROACHES; RESEARCH METHODS; RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SEM; STONE DECAY; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; SYNCHROTRON SOURCE; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY; XANES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR POLLUTION; DESIGN; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RADIOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

CRUST; RADIOGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROSCOPY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WEATHER;

EID: 68149150831     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.040     Document Type: Article

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