Potential damage to modern building materials from 21st century air pollution.
ScientificWorldJournal
; 10: 116-25, 2010 Jan 21.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20098955
ABSTRACT
The evolution of damage to building materials has been estimated for the 21st century, with a particular focus on aluminum, zinc, copper, plastic, paint, and rubber in urban areas. We set idealized air pollution and climates to represent London and Prague across the period 1950-2100. Environmental parameters were used to estimate future recession, corrosion, and loss of properties through published damage or dose-response functions. The 21st century seems to provide a less aggressive environment for stone and metals than recent times. Improvements in air quality are the most relevant drivers for this amelioration. Changes in climate predicted for the 21st century do not alter this picture. On the other hand, polymeric materials, plastic, paint, and rubber might show slightly increased rates of degradation, to some extent the result of enhanced oxidant concentrations, but also the possibility of contributions from more solar radiation.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Medición de Riesgo
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Materiales de Construcción
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Contaminación del Aire
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
ScientificWorldJournal
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido