THE PROJECT AIMS TO MAKE A SCIENTIFIC STUDY 0F THE CLIMATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES 0N THE PROCESS 0F WEATHERING AND THE PROBLEMS OF STONE DECAY WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN EUROPE. TWO FACTORS ACT TOGETHER IN CAUSING STONE DECAYING THIS REGION: ONE, A NATURAL FACTOR, IS THE MARINE AEROSOL; THE SECOND, THE POLLUTION 0F THE SEA AND THE ATMOSPHERE, IS AN ARTIFICIAL FACTOR. THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ROMANIA IS A LARGE ONE, ESPECIALLY THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FROM THE VERY OLD TIMES. LIKE IN OTHERS SITES AND COUNTRI ES THE ORIGINS 0F DAMAGES T0 MONUMENTS ORE VERY DIFFERENT AND THEY ARE CLASSIFIED BY SOME AUTHORS. THE ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION IS A NEW ONE GENERATED BY THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE LAST TWO CENTURIES.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSAL ARE:
-TO STUDY THE REAL SITUATION 0F THE MONUMENTS IN THE ANCIENT CITIES OF HISTRIA, TOMIS (CONSTANTA) AND CALLATIS (MANGALIA) 0N THE ROMANIAN BLACK SEA COASTAL ENVIRONMENT;
-TO OBTAIN A DATA BASE 0N THE CHARACTERISTICS 0F THE AIR POLLUTION PROCESS;
-TO ESTABLISH A SELECTION OF THE PILOT MONUMENTS TO BE STUDIED; -TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITIES TO OPERATE WITH THE SAME KIND 0F METHODS AS THE RESEARCHERS OF THE MAIN TEAM;
-TO PRESENT THE REAL SITUATION TO THE ROMANIAN AUTHORITIES