Bacterially mediated mineralisation processes lead to biodeterioration of artworks in Maltese catacombs

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2773-2782

  Zammit, Gabrielle ^a   Sánchez Moral, Sergio ^b   Albertano, Patrizia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodeterioration; Biofilm; Biomineralisation; Calcification; Struvite; Vaterite

Indexed keywords

BIODETERIORATION; BIOMINERALISATION; CALCIFICATION; STRUVITES; VATERITE;

BIOFILMS; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATE MINERALS; DRYING; GYPSUM; MINERAL RESOURCES; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MINERAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ART; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUVITE; VATERITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARCHEOLOGY; ART; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEOLOGY; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROCESSES; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; DIATOMS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MALTA; MINERALS; PAINTINGS; PHOSPHATES; SILICON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 79957815840     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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