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Investigation of environmental pollution effects on stone monuments in the case of Santa Maria La Blanca, Seville (Spain)

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The aim of the study was to characterize specimens submitted to the effects of weathering in an urban atmosphere. Samples investigated were stones covered by crusts and deposits of thickness ranging from micrometers to millimetres due to traffic pollutants and mineral dust. The pieces were collected in the Church of Santa Maria La Blanca in Seville (South Spain). In the Historical Centre of this city, the traffic is the main source of sulphur oxides.

Several analytical techniques have been employed to determine composition of specimens: OM, XRD, XRF, SEM-EDX and LIBS. The main weathering form was gypsum (CaSO4⋅2H2O), and it has its source in sulphur oxides from traffic. Over this alteration layer, the deposits of atmospheric particles have been found. According to LIBS results, these particles can be composed of Al, Si, Ba, K, Na, Ti, V, Mg and Ca, while XRF technique also detect S, Fe, Mn and P. These atmospheric particles can have an anthropogenic or terrigenous origin, including the weathering of the building materials and its restoration products.

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  1. Department of Physical, Chemical and Biological Systems, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain

    P. Ortiz, R. Ortiz & J. M. Martin

  2. Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and Agricultural Chemist, University of Seville, Seville, Spain

    M. A. Vázquez

  3. Laser Applications Laboratory, University of A Coruña, Campus de Ferrol, Spain

    T. Ctvrtnickova, M. P. Mateo & G. Nicolas

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Ortiz, P., Vázquez, M.A., Ortiz, R. et al. Investigation of environmental pollution effects on stone monuments in the case of Santa Maria La Blanca, Seville (Spain). Appl. Phys. A 100, 965–973 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5690-4

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