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Polymer Testing, 2022 Chemical identification of microplastics is a crucial step in understanding the sources of microplastics and studying the effects of microplastic pollution. A major challenge to microplastics identification is that weathered microplastics undergo surface
Samantha Phan +2 more
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Agronomy, 2021 Biochar addition to compost is of growing interest as soil amendment. However, little is known about the evolution of material properties of biochar-compost mixtures and their effect on plants after exposure to physical weathering.
Marie-Liesse Aubertin +7 more
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BioResources, 2023 Specimens of European beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) charred at 250 °C (4 min), 300 °C (2 min), and 350 °C (1 min) in combination with linseed oil coating were studied.
Vít Šeda +4 more
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Durability of anti-graffiti coatings on stone: natural vs accelerated weathering. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Extending the use of novel anti-graffiti coatings to built heritage could be of particular interest providing the treatments are efficient enough in facilitating graffiti removal and long-lasting to maintain their protective properties without ...
Paula M Carmona-Quiroga +3 more
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Stone Endurance: A Comparative Analysis of Natural and Artificial Weathering on Stone Longevity
Heritage, 2023 The long-term endurance of building stones must be assured since their longevity has repercussions for their economic and social value. Frequently, slabs for flooring and cladding are installed with polished finishing in outdoor environments for ...
Carla Lisci +4 more
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Evaluation of Wood Resistance to Artificial Weathering Factors Using Compressive Properties
Drvna Industrija, 2016 The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of artificial weathering on selected properties of wood. This paper presents the changes of incompressive strength of wood along fi bers.
Agnieszka Jankowska, Paweł Kozakiewicz
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Pore Structure and Water Transfer in Pietra d’Aspra Limestone: A Neutronographic Study
Applied Sciences, 2020 Neutron radiography (NR) was here applied to study the effects of two different commercially available consolidants on the water absorption properties in a particular type of limestone (biocalcarenite), known as Pietra d’Aspra stone, which is one of the ...
Luciana Randazzo +9 more
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Chemo-mechanical modeling of artificially and naturally bonded soils [PDF]
, 2019 Chemo-mechanical effects are known to be significant in a number of applications in modern geomechanics, ranging from slope stability assessment to soil improvement and CO2 sequestration.
Cecinato, Francesco +2 more
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Artificial weathering of rock types bearing petroglyphs from Murujuga, Western Australia
Heritage Science, 2022 Murujuga in Western Australia has the largest concentration of ancient rock engravings (petroglyphs) in the world. However, the Murujuga rock art is potentially threatened by local industrial air pollution, in particular by acid rain, but unambiguous ...
Jolam T. Neumann +7 more
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Heliyon, 2017 During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM), the application of 6.97 million litres of chemical dispersants was used at the well-head and on the sea surface to promote oil degradation and weathering of the ...
Gregory M. Olson +4 more
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