Marble Tombstone Weathering And Air Pollution In North America

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Marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america.

Marble weathering and air pollution in philadelphia 149 fig. Calcite is terrible when it comes to withstanding the ravages of chemical weathering. Abstract maps of surface recession rates measured from 8 438 century old vermont marble tombstones at 320 cemeteries throughout north america and hawaii demonstrate that air pollution probably so 2 has been responsible for more deterioration of carbonate building stone and statuary than have other weathering processes. Meierding t c marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america annals of the association of american geographers 83 4 568 88 1993.

Abstract maps of surface recession rates measured from 8 438 century old vermont marble tombstones at 320 cemeteries throughout north america and hawaii demonstrate that air pollution probably. Marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america. A study of marble tombstones in 23 national cemeteries and soldiers lots in private cemeteries identified the marble source the method of cutting historical data and physical measurements. Marble tombstones at 320 cemeteries throughout north america and hawaii dem onstrate that air pollution probably so2 has been responsible for more deterioration of carbonate building stone and statuary than have other weathering processes.

The results show that fine grained vermont marble should be used as a standard in short term exposure studies because it weathers more rapidly. This is why the old gravestones of the midwest are barely legible because acid rain created by factory. Upper stone faces in heavily polluted localities mean s02 concentrations of 350 ug m3. Marble tombstone weathering and air pollution in north america created date.