Building stone decay : from diagnosis to conservation

• Corporate Author: European Geosciences Union. General Assembly
• Other Authors: Přykryl, R., Smith, Bernard J.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Geological Society, 2007.
• Series: Geological Society special publication ; no. 271.
• Subjects: Building stones > Biodegradation > Congresses.; Building stones > Deterioration > Congresses.; Stone buildings > Conservation and restoration > Congresses.; Earth sciences > Congresses.; Building, Stone > Congresses.; Volcanological research > Congresses.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781523122455; 1523122455; 1862392188; 9781862392182
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 330 pages) : illustrations, map

Stone buildings and monuments form the cultural centres of many of the world's urban areas. Frequently these areas are prone to high levels of atmospheric pollution that promote a variety of aggressive stone decay processes. Because of this, stone decay is now widely recognised as a severe thre...