ISSN:
1573-5036
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Summary The problem of the conservation of ancient buildings is often the conservation of stone. The decayed stone is exfoliated and contains in general a relatively high quantity of gypsum. Fifty samples of deteriorated stones from buildings of the historic center of Florence were collected and examined. The gypsum percentage in the samples, determined by diffractometric analysis, varied between 0.5 and 10 per cent. The sulphur bacteria were in the range from 250 to 20,000 per g of stone. In spite of certain indications it is not possible to establish a direct correlation between gypsum content and number of sulphur bacteria.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01928487
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