A., M., M., M., N., A. (2012). STUDY THE ROLE PLAYED BY FUNGAL GROWTH IN THE DETERIORATION OF LIME MORTARS, AN EXAMPLE FROM TUNISIA. Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 2(1), 39-44. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2012.7458
Moussa A.; Mansour M.; Ayed N.. "STUDY THE ROLE PLAYED BY FUNGAL GROWTH IN THE DETERIORATION OF LIME MORTARS, AN EXAMPLE FROM TUNISIA". Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 2, 1, 2012, 39-44. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2012.7458
A., M., M., M., N., A. (2012). 'STUDY THE ROLE PLAYED BY FUNGAL GROWTH IN THE DETERIORATION OF LIME MORTARS, AN EXAMPLE FROM TUNISIA', Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 2(1), pp. 39-44. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2012.7458
A., M., M., M., N., A. STUDY THE ROLE PLAYED BY FUNGAL GROWTH IN THE DETERIORATION OF LIME MORTARS, AN EXAMPLE FROM TUNISIA. Egyptian Journal of Archaeological and Restoration Studies, 2012; 2(1): 39-44. doi: 10.21608/ejars.2012.7458
STUDY THE ROLE PLAYED BY FUNGAL GROWTH IN THE DETERIORATION OF LIME MORTARS, AN EXAMPLE FROM TUNISIA
1Lecturer in Conservation dept., Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt
2Prof. in Chemistry dept, Institut des Sciences Appliquees et de Technologie BP676/1080 Tunis
Abstract
In this study, mortars from the citadel of Nabeul where studied using XRD in order to identify their composition, and where investigated biologically to determine the role played by microorganisms in there decay. Calcium carbonate (calcite lime) is the main component of the studied mortars; calcium silicate was also detected in addition to quartz and iron oxides. The biological investigation detected some fungal flora amongst: Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus tamareii, Ascosphaera apis, Eurotium repens, Eurotium chevalieri, Doratomyces sp and Cladosporium cladosprioides.