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Deterioration of building stones in Washington, DC; a field trip guide.
The often extensive deterioration of building stone further afield (e.g. Europe [27], Australia [10, 28] and the United States [29]) presents opportunity for the use of restoration mortars on a much wider scale, highlighting the international impact of this work.
Calcium sulfate (1.7% of particles): these particles are originated by acid-base neutralization reactions in the atmosphere and from the deterioration of building surfaces (e.g. the reaction of marble and limestone with sulfur compounds in the atmosphere).
The article begins with the background information on sources and emission trends of global warming (CO2, CH4, N2O, CFCs, SF6) and corrosive (SO2, O3, NOX) gases and their role in deterioration of building materials (e.g. steel, stone, concrete, brick and wood) exposed in outdoor environments.
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The deterioration of buildings at the Smithsonian Institution threatens their collections and restricts access to exhibits, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office that was released yesterday.
Although the Fourth Republic successfully carried out reconstruction following the war, this did not substantially reduce housing requirements, which were intensified by urbanization, population growth, the repatriation of one million French nationals from Algeria, immigration, and the deterioration of buildings (by the turn of the 21st century, 35 percent of the nation's housing predated 1948).
This is due to the endless maintenance works to prevent the deterioration of buildings already unearthed [4].
For these reasons an integrated study approach involving chemical mineralogical analysis and assessment of the environmental conditions is a useful tool to better define the causes of building materials deterioration.
Microbial activity as a determining factor in the deterioration process of building materials has a major economic impact.
Another important issue – which is often not considered– is that the deterioration rate of building assemblies typically vary even over small surface areas.
Although knowledge on deterioration processes of building materials have been greatly improved, no really effective solutions to preserve and protect these materials have been found yet.
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