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The effects of air pollution on building materials are qualitatively well documented. Damage related to air pollution includes: discoloration, failure of protective coatings, material loss and structural failure. The rates at which these types of damages occur have increased significantly over the period since the Industrial Revolution and pollution is the only possible cause. Major impacts are due to acid deposition — both in the form of direct effects of sulphur dioxide and the effects of acidity resulting from both SO2 and NOx emissions — and to the effect of particulates in the form of soiling (i.e. discoloration of stone and brickwork.). The direct effects of NOx and the impact of ozone are believed to be of secondary importance.
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Markandya, A., Pavan, M. (1999). Materials. In: Markandya, A., Pavan, M. (eds) Green Accounting in Europe — Four case studies. Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) Series on Economics, Energy and Environment, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4597-8_33
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