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What environmental problems in new york makes limestone a poor choice to use on the outside of a building?
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∙ 13y ago
Air pollution makes the rain more acid. The more acid the rain, the more easily the limestone dissolves.
Major problem in e.g. Europe: many old buildings made out of limestone are starting to decay -> these buildings need to be restored if wanted to be preserved, which is quite expensive. Or, much better, deal with the problem at the source: significantly reduce are pollution.
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∙ 9y agoNew York state has acid rain. This environmental problem makes limestone a poor choice for the outside of a building because the limestone can be eaten away.
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∙ 14y agoOne potential problem may be acid rain due to atmospheric pollution.
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Since granite is an igneous rock this makes it highly resistant to weathering. Therefore, granite will weather more slowly than limestone.
What is the thesis for hidden lessons by david suzuki?
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Possible mold/asbestos.
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What environmental problem in New York State makes limestones a poor choice to use on the outside of the building?
Acid Rain.
How has acid rain effected the Empire State Building?
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Which is correct outside of a building or outside a building?
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What is an example of a sentence using the word limestone?
Indiana has a limestone quarry. The outside of the house is limestone.
What outside temperature will cause air to flow out of a building?
Air will flow out of a building when the outside temperature is warmer.
How can you design an experiment to show the effect of acid rain?
Limestone, and rain. Try placing the Limestone outside, and take photographs of it after it rains. This would be a slow process though.
Where should a building fire prevention inspection start?
Outside the building.
What is the meaning of outdoor games?
games that we play outside the house or outside the building
What does external problems mean?
it means problems which come from outside of something. External means coming or derived from an outside source.
When you see a building from the outside you see its?
exterior?
