Conservation Measures

Author: Hans-Jürgen Schwarz
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Once the damaging salts have been identified by scientific methods of investigation and a correct diagnosis about their origin has been developed, then suitable measures for a conservation intervention as well as for the prevention of further damage can be undertaken. [Schwarz.etal:2009]Title: Salzschäden an Kulturgütern: Stand des Wissens und Forschungsdefizite
. Measures to be included range from desalination, salt conversion, to climate control and building measures to reduce the moisture and thus the supply of salts.

The measures are discussed in more detail on the following pages:

• Preventive Conservation
• Desalination
• Salt conversion
• Plaster/Slurries
• Case Studies

Literature

[Schwarz.etal:2009]	Schwarz, Hans-Jürgen; Steiger, Michael (eds.) (2009): Salzschäden an Kulturgütern: Stand des Wissens und Forschungsdefizite, Eigenverlag, 10.5165/hawk-hhg/epublication/7
[WTA_3-13-01_D:2003]	WTA_3-13-01 D (2003): WTA-Merkblatt 3-13-01 D, Zerstörungsfreies Entsalzen von Naturstein und anderen porösen Baustoffen mittels Kompressen, WTA-Merkblatt, 13.