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particularly disastrous (Figure 7.31). Extensive research has been 
conducted in Italy, France and Germany to protect from air pollution 
exposure the sculptures placed in open air.
Figure 7.30. 
Forest 
destruction due to acid 
precipitation exposure, 
USA, state of Maine 
The air pollution effects 
on inorganic materials 
have long been obser‑
ved. The description of 
exposure to the London’s 
atmosphere dates more 
than 300 years back: 
«Contaminated air coats 
literally everything with a 
thick layer of soot. Causes 
rusting of crockery and 
corrodes even steel 
beams and the most 
durable stone.»
Figure 7.31. 
Weathering 
of a lion figure (Athens, 
Greece) due to acid rain 
exposure 

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