4.Property
air pollution can harm
Building
Outdoor statue
Monument
and other
such structures
The chemicals in air pollution eat away at materials such as
Sandstone
Limestone
Mortar
and different metals
Acid rain dissolves stone and can create cracks in buildings
• In addition to damaging the environment and human health, air pollution can harm buildings, monuments, outdoor statues, and other such structures. The chemicals in air pollution eat away at materials such as sandstone, limestone, mortar, and different metals. Acid rain dissolves stone and can create cracks in buildings.
• Repairing this damage, particularly to historic structures, can be very expensive. The National Center for Preservation Technology & Training studies the environmental effects of pollution on property and works to restore and protect historic structures and monuments.