Present and future perspectives for biocides and antifouling products for stone-built cultural heritage: Ionic liquids as a challenging alternative

S Lo Schiavo, F De Leo, C Urzì - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application This review underlines the pro and cons of recent research aiming to
counteract the growth of biodeteriogen microorganisms on stone cultural heritage. Ionic …

Revisiting and reanalysing the concept of bioreceptivity 25 years on

P Sanmartín, AZ Miller, B Prieto, HA Viles - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 2020 marks 25 years since Olivier Guillitte defined the term 'bioreceptivity', to
describe the ability of a building material to be colonised by living organisms. Although …

The bioerosion of submerged archeological artifacts in the mediterranean sea: an overview

C Sacco Perasso, F Antonelli, B Calcinai… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bioerosion is the destruction of hard substrates resulting from biological activity, and plays a
relevant role in the ecological interactions and coastal dynamics processes. Several …

Politics of the natural vegetation to balance the hazardous level of elements in marble polluted ecosystem through phytoremediation and physiological responses

Z Ahmad, SM Khan, S Page - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The current paper evaluates the phytoremediation ability and physiological responses of
selected resistant plant species to the hazardous levels of elements in the marble waste …

Comparison between the employment of a multibeam echosounder on an unmanned surface vehicle and traditional photogrammetry as techniques for documentation …

S Solana Rubio, A Salas Romero… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the last few years, due to various climatic, anthropogenic, and environmental factors, a
large amount of submerged heritage has been unearthed and exposed to deterioration …

Environmental, energy, and water footprints of marble tile production chain in a life cycle perspective

T Ahmad, M Hussain, M Iqbal, A Ali, W Manzoor, H Bibi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The marble industry is growing in Pakistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is the largest
producer of marble tiles in Pakistan. Marble production consumes a considerable amount of …

[HTML][HTML] Femtosecond laser texturing as a tool to increase the hydrophobicity of ornamental stone: The influence of lithology and texture

AJ López, JS Pozo-Antonio, A Moreno, T Rivas… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the field of stone conservation, a very common direct intervention seeks to increase the
water repellence of objects. By limiting the interaction between the solid and the water, the …

A smart system for environmental parameter monitoring in underwater archaeological sites

M Lupia, G Gagliardi, G Cario, F Cicchello Gaccio… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present a prototype for the remote monitoring of underwater archaeological
sites. The system aims to provide autonomous and real-time data collection from …

[HTML][HTML] Definition of analytical cleaning procedures for archaeological pottery from underwater environments: The case study of samples from Baia (Naples, South …

M Ricca, B Camara, R Fort, MÁ de Buergo… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
This work is focused on a multidisciplinary study of 13 pottery fragments collected in the
submerged archaeological site of Baia (Naples, Italy). Founded by the Romans in the 1st …

Challenges for the protection of underwater cultural heritage (UCH), from waterlogged and weathered stone materials to conservation strategies: An overview

M Ricca, MF La Russa - Heritage, 2020 - mdpi.com
Despite the growing attention to Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) in Europe and
worldwide, the efforts in wholly enjoying underwater archaeological assets and sites are still …