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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2020

A Comprehensive Study of the Microclimate-Induced Conservation Risks in Hypogeal Sites: The

Francesca Frasca, Elena Verticchio, Alessia Caratelli, Chiara Bertolin, Dario Camuffo, Anna Maria Siani

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesca FrascaDepartment of Physics, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9591-5606
Elena VerticchioDepartment of Earth Sciences, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8966-4492
Alessia CaratelliTecno.EL S.r.l., Electronic Technologies Company, Via degli Olmetti 38, 00060 Formello, Italy.
Chiara BertolinDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-0684-8980
Dario CamuffoNational Research Council (CNR) - Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padua, Italy.
Anna Maria SianiDepartment of Physics, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7435-1426
Sapienza University of Rome · ITInstitute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate · ITNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 814624
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The peculiar microclimate inside cultural hypogeal sites needs to be carefully investigated. This study presents a methodology that aimed at providing a user-friendly assessment of the frequently occurring hazards in such sites. A Risk Index was specifically defined as the percentage of time for which the hygrothermal values lie in ranges that are considered to be hazardous for conservation. An environmental monitoring campaign that was conducted over the past ten years inside the Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla (Rome) allowed for us to study the deterioration before and after a maintenance intervention. The general microclimate assessment and the specific conservation risk assessment were both carried out. The former made it possible to investigate the influence of the outdoor weather conditions on the indoor climate and estimate condensation and evaporation responsible for salts crystallisation/dissolution and bio-colonisation. The latter took hygrothermal conditions that were close to wall surfaces to analyse the data distribution on diagrams with critical curves of deliquescence salts, mould germination, and growth. The intervention mitigated the risk of efflorescence thanks to reduced evaporation, while promoting the risk of bioproliferation due to increased condensation. The Risk Index provided a quantitative measure of the individual risks and their synergism towards a more comprehensive understanding of the microclimate-induced risks.

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bio-colonisationconservation assessmentcultural hypogeal sitesefflorescencemicroclimatemithraeumphase diagramrisk index

Identifiers

PMID32532073
PMCPMC7308951
OpenAlexW3035681750

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