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Pollution is the main cause of Notre Dame Cathedral's deterioration

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CONTESTED

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While atmospheric pollution is widely recognized as a major driver of stone degradation and black crust formation on historic calcareous buildings, other environmental factors such as climate change, natural weathering, and moisture fluctuations also play significant roles.

Evidence for · 2

A Review of Atmospheric Deterioration and Sustainable Conservation of Calcareous Stone in Historical Buildings and Monuments

2024 · cited by 32

Paper 6 reviews how atmospheric pollutants like SO2, NOx, and particulates accelerate the deterioration and acid corrosion of calcareous stone in historical buildings.

Evidence against · 2

Climate change impacts on cultural heritage: A literature review

2021 · cited by 541

Paper 1 highlights climate change factors such as temperature, moisture, and extreme weather events as major overarching impacts on cultural heritage sites.

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Air pollution impact on architectural heritage of Morocco: Combination of synchronous fluorescence and ATR-FTIR spectroscopies for the analyses of black crusts deposits.

2019 · cited by 21

Paper 9 documents how air pollution causes severe disfigurement and degradation, specifically gypsum black crusts, on historical limestone monuments.

More against · 1

An assessment of the contribution of air pollution to the weathering of limestone heritage in Malta

2020 · cited by 24

Paper 8 finds that natural climatic factors, sea salt, and humidity fluctuations can account for more weathering variation on limestone heritage than air pollution alone.

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