What Is Meant By Marble Cancer

Whether granite countertops could cause lung cancer due to the emission of radon gas has been a matter of some debate.

What is meant by marble cancer.

Marble cancer is the damage or slow corrosion of a marble of a monument by acid rain caused by the marble. Recommend 0 comment 0 person. The term marble cancer is unclear. These oxides absorb moisture from the air and convert it into respective oxides and cause corrosion.

The main cause of marble cancer is the presence of certain gaseous substances like sulphur dioxide nitrogen dioxide etc. These oxides absorb moisture from the air and get converted into respective acids and cause corrosion. On one side is that dangerously high levels have been found in some countertops while arguments on the other claim that the amount of radon emitted is very small relative to radon that may occur in homes otherwise. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.

So 2 and no 2 present in the air as pollution get deposited in these buildings. The so2 and noxpresent in pollution get deposited on these buildings. Marble cancer refers to the corrosion of buildings and statues made up of marbles by the action of sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Various monuments and statues are made up of marble and limestone.

When acid rain falls on them then it corrodes the marble slowly. Tese acids get mixed in. Both sulphuric acid and sulphuric acid dissolve the marble to form salts. These compounds react with water vapour and form acids like sulphuric and nitric acid etc.

These oxides absorb moisture from the air and get converted into respective acids and cause corrosion. When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide mix with water vapor they create. The phenomenon of corrosion of marble is called marble cancer. It is caused due to acid rain.

It is assumed that the question asks about the acid rain threat to the taj mahal. The marble cancer refers to the corrosion of building and statues made up of marbles by action of sulfuric acid and nitric acid. The so2 and noxpresent in pollution get deposited on these buildings. Recommend 0 comment 0 ask a question.

The marble cancer refers to the corrosion of building and statues made up of marbles by action of sulfuric acid and nitric acid.