Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers
Cultural heritage artefacts, such as stone works, books, manuscripts, and parchments, are subjected to severe biodeterioration processes over time caused by fungi, algae, lichens, and complex communities of microbial biofilms. Fungal contaminations are widespread as active or dormant spores which ar...
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| author | Laura Casorri Eva Masciarelli Barbara Ficociello Federica Ietto Federica Incoronato Marco Di Luigi Claudio Beni Giovanni Pacioni |
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| description | Cultural heritage artefacts, such as stone works, books, manuscripts, and parchments, are subjected to severe biodeterioration processes over time caused by fungi, algae, lichens, and complex communities of microbial biofilms. Fungal contaminations are widespread as active or dormant spores which are present in the air and on objects and can lead to irreversible biodeterioration processes. Highly toxic and hardly biodegradable compounds are commonly used in cultural heritage conservation and restoration practices, which can be harmful even to the treated materials. Therefore, sector operators may be exposed to both biological and chemical risks, and often the failure to use adequate protective equipment increases the exposure risk. The interest of many researchers has been recently orienting, in this sector also, towards the use of natural products, as a valid alternative both for operators' health and environmental protection. This review aims to provide an overview of the biological and chemical risks associated with the treatment of fungal biodeterioration of artistic works and suggests the use of natural substances as a possible alternative to chemical synthetic products for the safety of restoration operators. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eef6f77487b041f292f6594a76fb54402023-05-05T11:41:23ZengUniversity of BolognaItalian Journal of Mycology2531-73422023-05-01528911110.6092/issn.2531-7342/1598814335Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workersLaura Casorri0Eva Masciarelli1Barbara Ficociello2Federica Ietto3Federica Incoronato4Marco Di Luigi5Claudio Beni6Giovanni Pacioni7Department of Technological Innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements (DIT) - National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work - Via R. Ferruzzi, 38/40 - 00143 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Technological Innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements (DIT) - National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work - Via R. Ferruzzi, 38/40 - 00143 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Technological Innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements (DIT) - National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work - Via R. Ferruzzi, 38/40 - 00143 Rome, Italy.Department of Technological Innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements (DIT) - National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work - Via R. Ferruzzi, 38/40 - 00143 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Technological Innovations and safety of plants, products and anthropic settlements (DIT) - National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work - Via R. Ferruzzi, 38/40 - 00143 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene (DiMEILA), National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work,Via di Fontana Candida 1, 00078 Monte Porzio Catone - Rome, ItalyCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Via della Pascolare 16, Monterotondo, 00015, ItalyDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences - MeSVA, University of L’Aquila, Coppito 1, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy.Cultural heritage artefacts, such as stone works, books, manuscripts, and parchments, are subjected to severe biodeterioration processes over time caused by fungi, algae, lichens, and complex communities of microbial biofilms. Fungal contaminations are widespread as active or dormant spores which are present in the air and on objects and can lead to irreversible biodeterioration processes. Highly toxic and hardly biodegradable compounds are commonly used in cultural heritage conservation and restoration practices, which can be harmful even to the treated materials. Therefore, sector operators may be exposed to both biological and chemical risks, and often the failure to use adequate protective equipment increases the exposure risk. The interest of many researchers has been recently orienting, in this sector also, towards the use of natural products, as a valid alternative both for operators' health and environmental protection. This review aims to provide an overview of the biological and chemical risks associated with the treatment of fungal biodeterioration of artistic works and suggests the use of natural substances as a possible alternative to chemical synthetic products for the safety of restoration operators.https://italianmycology.unibo.it/article/view/15988cultural heritagebiodeteriorationbiodeteriogensbiological riskessential oilhydrolatesplant extracts |
| spellingShingle | Laura Casorri Eva Masciarelli Barbara Ficociello Federica Ietto Federica Incoronato Marco Di Luigi Claudio Beni Giovanni Pacioni Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers Italian Journal of Mycology cultural heritage biodeterioration biodeteriogens biological risk essential oil hydrolates plant extracts |
| title | Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers |
| title_full | Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers |
| title_fullStr | Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers |
| title_short | Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers |
| title_sort | natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers |
| topic | cultural heritage biodeterioration biodeteriogens biological risk essential oil hydrolates plant extracts |
| url | https://italianmycology.unibo.it/article/view/15988 |
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