The Effects of Urban Pollution on the “Gesù Nuovo” Façade (Naples, Italy): A Diagnostic Overview by Alessandro De Rosa, Paola Cennamo, Chiara Saltarelli, Giorgio Trojsi, Juri Rimauro, Maria Rosaria Vigorito, Elena Chianese

“…The results of these phenomena usually manifest as acid rain and particulate patinas, acting on the surface of stone monuments to form the so-called “black crusts”, a typical stone degradation product, mainly composed of gypsum. The aims of this study were to investigate the extent of these phenomena on the decorative apparatus of the frontal façade of Gesù Nuovo Church, in the historical centre of Naples (Italy). …”
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