NCPTT

Exposure Chamber
NCPTT operates a one-of-a-kind custom exposure chamber to study the interaction between air pollution and cultural materials.
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NCPTT operates a one-of-a-kind custom exposure chamber to study the interaction between air pollution and cultural materials. The chamber was designed and built in 1987 [...]

Phase 3 research interpreted test results, and developed a test protocol for analyzed coatings for treatments.

Phase 1 of this project used electrochemical characterization methods to evaluate coatings’ corrosion protective performance under conditions that directly emulated exposure to polluted atmospheres.

Air pollution has been responsible for increasing the rate of deterioration of many historically and culturally valuable monuments.

Molly McGath, NCPTT summer intern, is studying interactions between air pollution and limestone treated with commonly used chemical stone strengtheners.

National Parks at a Turning Point focuses on air pollution effects in the National Parks and highlights what the National Park Service is doing about it.