Particulate matter in the indoor environment of museums in the megacity of São Paulo

Author(s)

Cavicchioli, Andrea ^[1] ; Morrone, Ericka Pardini ^[1] ; Fornaro, Adalgiza ^[2]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Escola Artes Ciencias & Humanidades, BR-03828000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Astron Geofis & Ciencias Atmosfer, Dept Ciencias Atmosfer, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Química Nova; v. 37, n. 9, p. 1427-1435, 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

Atmospheric pollutants can have serious impacts on the preservation of São Paulo's tangible cultural heritage. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a monitoring campaign focussed on particulate matter (PM) that was conducted in three of the most important museums of the São Paulo megacity (Brazil): the Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE-USP), the Museu Paulista (MP-USP), and the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (PE). These museums exhibit indoor PM and black carbon (BC) concentrations consistent with their urban locations and their specific methods for managing the indoor environment. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 06/61437-3 - Impact of microenvironments in cultural heritage conservation
• Grantee: Andrea Cavicchioli
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• FAPESP's process: 08/04551-3 - Characterization of particulate matter in microenvironments of cultural heritage conservation sites
• Grantee: Ericka Pardini Morrone
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation