Peter Brimblecombe creator text London Imperial College Press 2016 monographic eng

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xi,318p. HB 23x16cm. Pollution damages materials, but it has changed dramatically in the past century, with a reduction in the concentration of corrosive primary pollutants in urban atmospheres. At the same time, architectural styles and types of materials have changed, as we have moved to more organically rich, photo chemically active atmospheres. Contemporary pollutants have a greater potential to degrade organic coatings and polymers, which are of great importance to modern structures. Civil Engineering 624.10288 BRIU 9781783268856 240119 20240119092022.0