Abiotic determinants of the historical buildings biodeterioration in the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp.

The paper presents the results of a study conducted at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim on the occurrence of biodeterioration. Visual assessment of the buildings revealed signs of deterioration of the buildings in the form of dampness, bulging and crumbling plaster, and wood fiber spl...

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Main Authors: Małgorzata Piotrowska, Anna Otlewska, Katarzyna Rajkowska, Anna Koziróg, Mariusz Hachułka, Paulina Nowicka-Krawczyk, Grzegorz J Wolski, Beata Gutarowska, Alina Kunicka-Styczyńska, Agnieszka Zydzik-Białek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4184854?pdf=render