Application of protective products to "Noto" calcarenite (south-eastern Sicily): A case study for the conservation of stone materials

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1263-1272

  La Russa, Mauro F ^a   Barone, Germana ^b   Belfiore, Cristina M ^b   Mazzoleni, Paolo ^b   Pezzino, Antonino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcarenite; Historic building materials; Noto; Protective treatments; Sicily; Stone conservation

Indexed keywords

CALCARENITE; HISTORIC BUILDINGS; NOTO; PROTECTIVE TREATMENT; SICILY; STONE CONSERVATION;

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

HISTORIC PRESERVATION;

ABSORPTION; CALCARENITE; COLORIMETRY; CONSERVATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; HISTORIC BUILDING; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; MONUMENT; OUTCROP; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ITALY; NOTO; SICILY; SIRACUSA;

EID: 79952069683     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0614-3     Document Type: Article

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