Soiling is another simple and familiar concept – we all know (or remember) the blackness of buildings associated with industrial urban cities or the streaked effect on limestone buildings. This chapter looks at the actual mechanisms involved and relates them to atmospheric pollution.
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The authors of this chapter wish to express their appreciation to all the colleagues in the MULTI-ASSESS and CULT-STRAT consortia for their support, provision of data and stimulating discussions.
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Watt, J., Hamilton, R., Lefèvre, RA., Ionescu, A. (2009). Soiling. In: Hamilton, R., Kucera, V., Tidblad, J., Watt, J. (eds) The Effects of Air Pollution on Cultural Heritage. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84893-8_4
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