Marble Tombstone Weathering And Air Pollution In North America

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Marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america.

Marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america. Marble weathering and air pollution in philadelphia 149 fig. Melbourne d burial marker conservation models for the conservation of building stone stone world 14 10 80 92 1997. Marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america created date.

Marble tombstones at 320 cemeteries throughout north america and hawaii dem onstrate that air pollution probably so2 has been responsible for more deterioration of carbonate building stone and statuary than have other weathering processes. This is why the old gravestones of the midwest are barely legible because acid rain created by factory. The results show that fine grained vermont marble should be used as a standard in short term exposure studies because it weathers more rapidly. Meierding t c marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america annals of the association of american geographers 83 4 568 88 1993.

Abstract maps of surface recession rates measured from 8 438 century old vermont marble tombstones at 320 cemeteries throughout north america and hawaii demonstrate that air pollution probably. Mean recession rates mm looa fur upper faces of marble tombstones in greater philadelphia region computed from 30 stones per cemetery dots. Calcite is terrible when it comes to withstanding the ravages of chemical weathering. Marble tombstones provide a homogeneous data base for documenting and analysing the effects of air pollution in north american cities.