Notice catalographique « The science of the total environment [special issue : the deterioration of monuments] : an international journal for scientific research into the environment and its relationship with man »

Contents:

Physical weathering of stones
D. Camuffo

Deposition of atmospheric pollutants to monuments, statues, and buildings
D.A. Dolske

Source contributions to airborne particle deposition at the Yungang Grottoes, China
L.G. Salmon

Contribution of atmospheric deposition to the formation of damage layers
C. Sabbioni

Sulphur and nitrogen particulate pollutant deposition on to building surfaces
R.S. Hamilton

Deposition of particulate matter on stone surfaces: an experimental verification of its effects on Carrara marble
M. Realini

Weathering of Leinster granite under ambient atmospheric conditions
H. Sweevers

Nature and decay effects of urban soiling on granitic building stones
N. Schiavon, G.

Role of mortars in the decay of granite
P.F. O'Brien

Stone loss rates at sites around Europe
P.F. O'Brien

Marine aerosol and stone decay
F. Macri

Aspects of the deterioration of sandstone masonry in Anasazi dwindling ruins at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA
W.T. Petustey

Principal of computerised X-ray tomography and applications to building materials
P. Jacobs

Colorimetric cataloguing of stone materials (biolcalcarenite) and evaluation of the chromatic effects
of different restoring agents
J. Durin-Suarez

The arch of Galerius in Salonica. Problems created by pollution, methodology of intervention, works of conservation
N. Beloyannis

New findings on past treatments carried out on stone and marble monuments' surfaces
V. Fassina

Biodeterioration of monuments in relation to climatic changes in Rome between 19-20th centuries
G. Caneva

Bioreceptivity: a new concept for building ecology studies
O. Guillitte

Microbiological analysis of mortars from the church of San Juan del Mercado at Benavente, Spain
G. Arroyo

Microbial communities and alteration processes in monuments at Alcala de Henares, Spain
G. Gomez-Alarcon

The application of fatty acid methyl ester analysis (FAME) for the identification of heterotrophic bacteria present in decaying Lede-stone of the St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent
P. Descheemaeker

Microbial communities in weathered sandstones: the case of Carrascosa del Campo church, Spain
G. Gomez-Alarcon

Role of fungi in the deterioration of wall paintings
K.L. Garg

Microbial melanins in stone monuments
C. Saiz-Jimenez

On the isolation of microcolonial fungi occurring on and in marble and other calcareous rocks
U. Wollenzien

Black fungi in marble and limestones-an aesthetical, chemical and physical problem for the conservation of monuments
E. Diakumaku

The chemical structure of fungal melanins and their possible contribution to black stains in stone monuments
C. Saiz-Jimenez

Hyphal-sheath polysaccharides in fungal deterioration
A. Gutiérrez

Factors affecting the weathering and colonization of monuments by phototrophic microorganisms
J.J. Ortega-Calvo

Colonization by lichens of granite churches in Galicia (northwest Spain)
B. Prieto Lamas

Lichen colonization of the Roman pavement at Baelo Claudia (Cadiz, Spain): biodeterioration vs. bioprotection
X. Arino

Laboratory chamber studies and petrographical analysis as bioreceptivity assessment tools of building materials
O. Guillitte

Role of higher plants in the deterioration of historic buildings
A.K. Mishra

• Monuments - Conservation and restoration
• Stone buildings - Conservation and restoration
• Stone - Deterioration
• Cultural property - Protection
• Biens culturels - Protection
• Monuments - Conservation et restauration
• Pierre - Détérioration
• Constructions en pie - Conservation et restauration

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