Investigating the Role of Microclimate and Microorganisms in the Deterioration of Stone Heritage: The Case of Rupestrian Church from Jac, Romania
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Determination of Mineralogical Composition
2.2. The Determination of the Microclimate Characteristics
2.3. The Determination of the Fungal Contamination
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Determination of Mineralogical Composition
3.2. The Determination of the Microclimate Characteristics
3.3. The Determination of the Fungal Contamination
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Air Sample | Number of Fungal CFU/m3 of Air | Degree of Contamination |
---|---|---|
AS1 | 892 | High |
AS2 | 580 | High |
AS3 | 367 | Medium |
AS4 | 1102 | High |
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Ilieș, D.C.; Apopei, A.-I.; Mircea, C.; Ilieș, A.; Caciora, T.; Zharas, B.; Barbu-Tudoran, L.; Hodor, N.; Turza, A.; Pereș, A.C.; et al. Investigating the Role of Microclimate and Microorganisms in the Deterioration of Stone Heritage: The Case of Rupestrian Church from Jac, Romania. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 8136. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14188136
Ilieș DC, Apopei A-I, Mircea C, Ilieș A, Caciora T, Zharas B, Barbu-Tudoran L, Hodor N, Turza A, Pereș AC, et al. Investigating the Role of Microclimate and Microorganisms in the Deterioration of Stone Heritage: The Case of Rupestrian Church from Jac, Romania. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(18):8136. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14188136
Chicago/Turabian StyleIlieș, Dorina Camelia, Andrei-Ionuț Apopei, Cristina Mircea, Alexandru Ilieș, Tudor Caciora, Berdenov Zharas, Lucian Barbu-Tudoran, Nicolaie Hodor, Alexandru Turza, Ana Cornelia Pereș, and et al. 2024. "Investigating the Role of Microclimate and Microorganisms in the Deterioration of Stone Heritage: The Case of Rupestrian Church from Jac, Romania" Applied Sciences 14, no. 18: 8136. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14188136