particularly subject to degradation.
The chemical characterization of organic
paint materials in works of art is of great
interest in terms of conservation. This is because / In fact the organic components
of the paint layer are ...
3.10 Link words that express consequences: owing to, due to, as a result of, consequently, thus etc. These link words are used to explain the reasons for ‘something’ that has just been
mentioned (S1) or is about to be mentioned (S2). The ‘something’ to be done in the
examples below is to simplify a procedure.
S1. *It was found necessary to make some simplifications to our procedures (essentially we
did A, B and C), due to the difficulties in measuring the weight of the various compounds,