The impact of laboratory-grown subaerial biofilms on water-transport properties of Lecce stone
Authors:
- Letizia BertiLetizia Berti
- Davide GulottaDavide Gulotta
- Federica VillaFVFederica Villa
- Francesca CappitelliFrancesca Cappitelli
- Lucia TonioloLTLucia Toniolo
- Sara GoidanichSGSara Goidanich
Open Access
- 20 August 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Building Engineering
- Vol. 130
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- NextGenerationEU (CUP: B53C22004770006)
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