Cultural Heritage and Aerobiology

Methods and Measurement Techniques for Biodeterioration Monitoring

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This is a translated and revised edition of the original Italian version. The book gives a general overview of the application of aerobiology (the science that studies the biological components of the atmosphere) to the conservation of our cultural heritage. Aerobiological monitoring makes it possible to estimate the risks of degradation of artefacts of historical or artistic importance by airborne microorganisms (airborne spores and vegetative structures) according to the types of materials forming the artefacts, to the conditions of the microclimate and to the type of environmental pollution, thus enabling the planning of preventive or reparative intervention. Among the book's main features are: aspects of the biodeterioration of different materials (paper, wood, fabrics, parchment, leather, stone, glass, metals, plastic, etc.); methods for measuring environmental parameters, both physical (microclimatic) and chemical (pollutants); methods and techniques of aerobiological monitoring; and specific problems concerning the different types of environments.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-10-31
Mått:155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt:606 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:243
Upplaga:2004
Förlag:Kluwer Academic Publishers
ISBN:9781402016226

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Mer om författaren

Paolo Mandrioli, biologist and senior researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) of the Italian Research Council (CNR), is also professor of Aerobiology at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of the Urbino University, and past president of the International Association for Aerobiology.Giulia Caneva, biologist, formerly Director of the Central Institute for Restoration, is currently full professor of Botany at the Biology Department of the University of Roma 3.Cristina Sabbioni, physicist and senior researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC) of the Italian Research Council (CNR), is also professor of Chemistry Applied to Cultural Heritage and of Environmental Physics at the University of Bologna.

Recensioner i media

"There can be no dout that this is a valuable point-of-entry source book to the field, which merits a place on the shelves of those concerned with the conservation of collections of all kinds, as well as works of art and buildings. It should also be on the reading lists of those taking couses in archaeology, librarianship, and museeum studies." (Mycological Research, 108:1 (January 2004)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction to Biodeterioration and Human Health.- 1 The Biological Aerosol as a Factor of Biodeterioration.- 2 Pathogenic Microorganisms and Situations of Risk to Man.- 2. Environmental Measurements for Aerobiological Monitoring.- 3 Measurement of Environmental Physical Parameters.- 4 Chemical Parameters and Development of Biodeteriogens.- 3. Methods and Measurement Techniques for Aerobiological Monitoring.- 5 Monitoring the Biological Aerosol.- 6 Analysis of the Biological Aerosol.- 4. Aerobiological Monitoring for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage.- 7 Libraries and Archives.- 8 Museums.- 9 Churches and Hypogea.- 10 Outdoor Environments.- Colour Plates.