The environmental impact of air pollution on the built heritage of historic Cairo (Egypt)

N Rovella, N Aly, V Comite, L Randazzo… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the last decades, many researchers investigated the relation between environmental
pollution and the degradation phenomena on the built heritage, because of their rapid …

The impact of atmospheric pollution on outdoor cultural heritage: an analytic methodology for the characterization of the carbonaceous fraction in black crusts present …

V Comite, A Miani, M Ricca, M La Russa… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has reduced tourism in both museums and historical sites with negative
economic effect. The wellbeing and good preservation of monuments is a key factor to …

Chemical and toxicological studies on black crust formed over historical monuments as a probable health hazard

N Islam, K Roy, P Barman, S Rabha, HK Bora… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Studies to date have mostly investigated environmental factors responsible for deterioration
of historical monuments. Black crusts formed on historical monuments are considered as …

The historic built environment as a long-term geochemical archive: telling the time on the urban “pollution clock”

K Wilhelm, J Longman, CD Standish… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study introduces a novel methodology for utilizing historic built environments as reliable
long-term geochemical archives, addressing a gap in the reconstruction of past …

Characterization of black crusts developed on historic stones with diverse mineralogy under different air quality environments

JS Pozo-Antonio, C Cardell, V Comite… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Black crusts (BCs) are one of the most critical alteration forms found on stones belonging to
architectural heritage. Since they could be considered as passive samplers of atmospheric …

Air pollutants and their degradation of a historic building in the largest metropolitan area in Latin America

MLS Oliveira, A Neckel, D Pinto, LS Maculan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Historic buildings that comprise the cultural heritage of humanity are in need of preservation
on a worldwide scale in regard to degradation resultant from atmospheric pollutants. The …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting Recent Research Trends and Applications of Some Molecular Archaeometric Analysis Techniques: A Review

SP Nigro, M Lazzari - Quaternary, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review, through the collection and comparative analysis of the most recent literature,
aims to analyze the new trends in archaeometric analysis and some selected laboratory …

A multi-analytical approach for the identification of pollutant sources on black crust samples: Stable isotope ratio of carbon, sulphur, and oxygen

M Ricciardi, C Pironti, V Comite, A Bergomi… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study is focused on the identification of pollutant sources on black crust (BC) samples
from the Monumental Cemetery of Milan (Italy), through a multi-analytical approach based …

Stone-built heritage as a proxy archive for long-term historical air quality: A study of weathering crusts on three generations of stone sculptures on Broad Street, Oxford

K Wilhelm, J Longman, SA Orr, H Viles - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Black crusts on historic buildings are mainly known for their aesthetic and deteriorative
impacts, yet they also can advance air pollution research. Past air pollutants accumulate in …

Mapping of stones and their deterioration forms: the Clock Tower, Venice (Italy)

R Piovesan, E Tesser, L Maritan, G Zaccariello… - Heritage Science, 2023 - Springer
The HYPERION EU project aims to develop a Decision Support System to improve
resilience and sustainable reconstruction of historic areas faced with climate change and …