NOVEL METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF BIODETERIORATION OF STONE MONUMENTS

摘要

Several methods for material characterization and surface analysis such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), energy dispersion X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Mossbauer spectroscopy (MS) are used for assessing weathering and biodeterioration effects on stone monuments. Novel molecular biology techniques to identify the microbial components of biofilms are also described.