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Use of high-strength electromagnetic radiation to remove phototrophic biofilms from terracotta artif...

Use of high-strength electromagnetic radiation to remove phototrophic biofilms from terracotta artif...

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Use of high-strength electromagnetic radiation to remove phototrophic biofilms from terracotta artifacts

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Full title

Use of high-strength electromagnetic radiation to remove phototrophic biofilms from terracotta artifacts

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Environmental science and pollution research international, 2018-10, Vol.25 (29), p.29654-29662

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

A novel technique, effective in eliminating biodeteriogens from biofilms encrusting terracotta artifacts, is presented here. This method is based on the use of high-strength electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in the radiofrequency band. Shards of terracotta from historical pots at the Botanical Garden of Naples, Italy, were used. The shards, after ste...

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Use of high-strength electromagnetic radiation to remove phototrophic biofilms from terracotta artifacts

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2092726681

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2092726681

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ISSN

0944-1344,1614-7499

E-ISSN

1614-7499

DOI

10.1007/s11356-018-2946-6

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