Abstract
Abstract Historical monuments built with materials of natural origin, suffer deteriorations whose intensity is a function of the porosity, chemical stability, absorption capacity, etc., of the materials themselves. The deterioration accelerates in urban atmospheres due to the presence of acid gases and other polluting compounds. Radon emanometry studies and surface alpha counting were performed on stone samples from historical monuments in both laboratory samplings and “in situ” measurements. Results showed a linear correlation between stone porosity and alpha emission.
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