Salt damage and microclimate in the Postumius Tomb, Roman Necropolis of Carmona, Spain

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1529-1543

  Benavente, D ^a   Sanchez Moral, S ^b   Fernandez Cortes, A ^b   Canaveras J C ^a   Elez, J ^c   Saiz Jimenez, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c Geomnia Natural Resources SLNE   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Preventive conservation; Roman tombs; Salt damage

Indexed keywords

BURIAL SITES; CALCARENITE; CALCITE DISSOLUTION; CAPILLARY RISE; CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; CLAY SWELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; PETROPHYSICAL; PORE WATERS; POROUS MEDIUM; PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION; ROMAN TOMBS; SALT CRYSTALLIZATION; SALT DAMAGE; SALT WEATHERING; SEASONALITY; SEVILLE; SOUTHERN SPAIN; SUMMER MONTHS; WATER CONDENSATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CONDENSATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; GYPSUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; SOIL MECHANICS;

WEATHERING;

CALCARENITE; CAPILLARITY; CEMETERY; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONDENSATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DAMAGE; DISSOLUTION; DURABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GYPSUM; HALITE; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; HOST ROCK; MICROCLIMATE; MINERAL ALTERATION; MINERALOGY; POROUS MEDIUM; ROMAN ERA; SALT; SEASONALITY;

ANDALUCIA; SEVILLA; SEVILLE; SPAIN;

EID: 79960217815     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0815-9     Document Type: Article

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