A methodology to monitor the pollution impact on historic buildings surfaces: The TeACH project

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The available scenarios of pollutant trends in Europe indicate that the effect of industrial, domestic and transport emissions on corrosion and soiling will continue to constitute a serious threat to Cultural Heritage. Such effects require improved methods for a more accurate diagnosis, monitoring and assessment of the damage. Within this framework, the monitoring methodology applied within the European project TeACH (Technologies and tools to prioritize assessment and diagnosis of air pollution impact on immovable and movable cultural heritage) (2008-2012) allows to assess the impact of the main pollutants on historic buildings. As a part of this approach, a new kit able to monitor the environmental parameters critical for the conservation of architectural surfaces and to evaluate the related damage in terms of surface color change was developed. The monitoring methodology described in the present paper has valuable application potential in the definition of preventive conservation strategies for a wide range of heritage assets.
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Bernardi , A , Becherini , F , Bonazza , A , Krupinska , B , Pockelè , L , Van Grieken , R , De Grandi , S , Ozga , I , Rico , A J V , Mercero , O G & Vivarelli , A 2012 , A methodology to monitor the pollution impact on historic buildings surfaces : The TeACH project . in Progress in Cultural Heritage Preservation - 4th International Conference, EuroMed 2012, Proceedings . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) , vol. 7616 LNCS , pp. 765-775 , 4th International Conference on Cultural Heritage, EuroMed 2012 , Limassol , Cyprus , 29/10/12 . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34234-9_81
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