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Table 1 The area of renewed diseases on murals repaired by different conservation materials

From: Investigation of the renewed diseases on murals at Mogao Grottoes

Conservation Materials

PVA

the hybrid emulsion

gelatin solution

Total Area (m2)

Disease Area Proportion(%)

Survey Area Proportion (%)

Diseases

Area (m2)

Proportion (%)

Area (m2)

Proportion (%)

Area (m2)

Proportion (%)

Disruption

7.57

51.43

6.79

33.85

2.02

29.88

16.38

39.4

3.98

Flaking

0.63

4.28

6.25

31.16

2.21

32.69

9.09

21.9

2.21

Detachment

3.95

26.83

0.07

0.35

2.53

37.43

6.55

15.8

1.59

Paint Loss

2.16

14.67

4.27

21.29

0.00

0.00

6.43

15.5

1.56

Net Cracks

0.07

0.48

2.13

10.62

0.00

0.00

2.20

5.3

0.53

Deep Loss

0.34

2.31

0.41

2.04

0.00

0.00

0.75

1.8

0.18

Punctate Loss

0.00

0.00

0.14

0.70

0.00

0.00

0.14

0.3

0.03

Total Area (m2)

14.72

 

20.06

 

6.76

 

41.54

  

Disease Area Proportion (%)

35.44

 

48.29

 

16.27

    

Survey Area Proportion (%)

3.58

 

4.88

 

1.64

    
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