Heritage Microbiology and Science
Author | : Eric May |
Publisher | : Royal Society of Chemistry |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780854041411 |
ISBN-13 | : 0854041419 |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Heritage Science is emerging as a discipline that brings together chemists, physicists, microbiologists, conservation scientists, archaeologists and conservators. Its scope, precise boundaries and the interfaces between its component disciplines may be in a state of flux but, above all, its interdisciplinary nature offers understanding of the causes, control and protection of heritage from ever-present environmental challenges. In particular, the activities of microbes play a central part in shaping the natural world of our planet but this awesome power constitutes a serious threat to the inte.