Weathering represents severe destruction to outdoor cultural rock heritages. In the process,
biological weathering caused by microorganisms is known to be the key process. With …

The decay rates of building stones and, the processes leading to their deterioration is
governed by intrinsic properties such as texture, mineralogy, porosity and pore size …

Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island—all are examples of irreplaceable
cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearing. In 1996 the Getty Conservation …

The main objective of this work was to investigate the potential of using granite waste (GW)
as raw material for geopolymer synthesis. The disposal of GW might cause many serious …

Low-reactive completely decomposed granite (CDG) was successfully synthesized by
thermal activation with the addition of NaOH at low alkali/CDG mass ratio of 0.1/1. During …

During the last decades, many studies have been carried out on environmental monitoring
in specific sites aiming at their protection and conservation; however, researches focused on …

This research is a contribution to the mineralogical and physical–mechanical
characterisation of the ignimbrites from Arucas (Gran Canaria Island), used as building …

This study focuses on the characterization of black crusts collected from the Monza cathedral
located in the homonymous city (N Italy), a hot spot from the point of view of the atmospheric …

Lithium slag (LS) is a waste residue generated during lithium extraction, posing significant
environmental challenge due to its extensive accumulation. This study proposes a method of …

In this paper a general method based on energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF)
analysis has been tested to assess its possible use as a tool to reconstruct the structure and …