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A Moropoulou, K Bisbikou, K Torfs & R. Van Grieken

Abstract

The Sanctuary of Demeter in Eleusis, Greece, presents a characteristic case of the attack of an industrial atmosphere attack to ancient marbles. The growth of weathering crusts has already been studied, attributed to principal physicochemical phenomena, like gypsum formation, dissolution and reciystallization of calcite or oxidation of the iron- bearing phases. The present work concerns the analysis of the risks, which threaten cultural heritage when exposed to industrial atmosphere, as invest

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