The Peace Monument

What is the peace monument

• also known as the navel monument or civil war sailors monument
• In Washington D.C

What is the peace monument

• 1877-1878 to commemorate the naval deaths at the sea during American Civil War

Causing the acid rain that's affecting it?

• Affecting by dissolves the porous stone
• Leaves a sugary crystalline on the surface on the monument

Causing the acid rain that's affecting it?

• Disfigured by grime dark lichen growths & black crusts

What kind of acid rain is being a problem?

• pollution
• along with the weatheirng

Why is it susceptible to acid rain?

• it's not the susceptible to acid rain because costed with stuff
• Which helps/protected from any damges etc

what kind of damage is really occurring?

• sandstone within the stone of the monumet change color
• disbase (dark igneous rock)

what kind of damage is really occurring?

• Stone types resistant to acid attack, the carving show little damage

Protect it from any further damage?

• They started to replaced with casts in lightweight materials
• Along they tinted to match the stone color

Protect it from any further damage?

• Repeatedly applied things to the stone approximately every 10 years
• Applied a harden cost the marble to make it water repellent from the acid rain or other things too

Repair the damage that has been done?

• They repair with stainless steel rods within the monument
• Fixed any missing parts that broke off the monument from any damages

Sources

• Wikipedia
• www.aoc.giv/captiol-grounds/peace-monument
• google
• pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/site2.html