Open AccessCHARACTERIZATION OF AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER TO ASSESS THE IMPACT ON DEGRADATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE: THE TROPAEUM TRAIANI MONUMENT
Author(s) -
Cristiana Rădulescu,
Rodica Mariana Ion,
Claudia Stihi,
Ioana Daniela Dulamă,
Cristina Mihaela Nicolescu,
Ioan Alin Bucurică,
Ion Valentin Gurgu,
Raluca Maria Ştirbescu,
Radu Lucian Olteanu,
Sorina Geanina Stănescu,
Anca Irina Gheboianu,
Dorin Let,
Sofia Teodorescu,
Liviu Olteanu,
Nicolae Mihail Stirbescu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of science and arts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2068-3049
pISSN - 1844-9581
DOI - 10.46939/j.sci.arts-21.3-b02
Subject(s) - cultural heritage , particulates , environmental science , geography , archaeology , ecology , biology
The present paper is focused on the microclimatic investigation and weather-climatic phenomena matrix assessment, which can be generated for heritage objectives at different spatial and temporal resolutions, correlated with physicochemical analysis of the particulate matter (PM2.5-10). In the literature the importance of atmospheric PM monitoring in the proximity of monuments is not yet sufficiently highlighted. In this respect, the microclimatic investigation of the Tropaeum Traiani Monument (Adamclisi, Romania) was performed to assess the suitability of a closed environment, located outdoors, according to the conservation requirements of heritage materials. The monitoring campaigns (four seasons, e.g., from summer of the year 2018 to spring of the year 2019) were carried out by non-invasive measuring equipment. The collected data were used to investigate the hygrothermal and chemical behavior inside and outside of Tropaeum Traiani Monument, built in 109, to assess the risks on the oldest structural material. Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed by IBM SPSS Statistics software to assess the similarities between the microclimatic parameters.