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Essential oils to contrast biodeterioration of the external marble of Florence Cathedral.
Science of the Total Environment, 2023 The search for more sustainable strategies to contrast biodeterioration of stone cultural heritage has been developing in recent years to find alternatives to synthetic biocides, since their toxicity and potential impact on the environment and health. In
A. P. Santo +5 more
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npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 2023 Artificial lights can cause critical microbial biodeterioration of heritage monuments by promoting the outbreak of phototrophic microbiomes when they are used for touristic viewing.
Yuanyuan Bao +7 more
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Science of the Total Environment, 2023 The development of diagnostic methods to accurately assess the effects of treatments on lithobiont colonization remains a challenge for the conservation of Cultural Heritage monuments.
Mar Villar-dePablo +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 This study focuses on the magnificent decoration of a painted and gilded wooden panel with signs of fungal biodeterioration caused by Aspergillus species in the Mausoleum of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Cairo, Egypt.
Hala A. M. Afifi +3 more
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Black Fungi on Stone-Built Heritage: Current Knowledge and Future Outlook
Applied Sciences, 2022 Black fungi are considered as one of the main group of microorganisms responsible for the biodeterioration of stone cultural heritage artifacts. In this paper, we provide a critical analysis and review of more than 30 years of studies on black fungi ...
Filomena De Leo +2 more
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Biodeterioration of Microplastics by Bacteria Isolated from Mangrove Sediment
Toxics, 2023 As a kind of ubiquitous emerging pollutant, microplastics (MPs) are persistent in the environment and have a large impact on the ecosystem. Fortunately, some microorganisms in the natural environment can degrade these persistent MPs without creating ...
Shu-Yan Ren, Hong-Gang Ni
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Coatings, 2023 The use of traditional biocidal products in cultural heritage has suffered a slowdown due to the risks related to human health and the environment. Thus, many studies have been carried out with the aim of testing innovative and environmentally friendly ...
Martina Cirone +9 more
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Deteriogenic flora of the Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Park: ecological analysis and management guidelines [PDF]
, 2020 Biodeterioration, the alteration caused by living organisms, on historical buildings and stone monuments is a well-known problem affecting two-thirds of the world’s cultural heritage.
BONANOMI, GIULIANO +2 more
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Problems of a longtime strawberry growing in one plot
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum: Hortorum Cultus, 2003 Long term investigations revealed that cultivation of strawberries (Fragaria magna Thuill.) for 10 years continuously in one plot reduces their vitality: the number of the produced runners decreases by 41%, of leaves - by 30%, form only 28% of ...
Albinas Lugauskas +3 more
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Italian Journal of Mycology, 2023 Cultural heritage artefacts, such as stone works, books, manuscripts, and parchments, are subjected to severe biodeterioration processes over time caused by fungi, algae, lichens, and complex communities of microbial biofilms.
Laura Casorri +7 more
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