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Salvatore Lorusso
Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage
Introductory Considerations
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Salvatore Lorusso
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Introductory Considerations
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INTRODUCTORY CONSIDERATIONS




    Salvatore Lorusso
    Editor-in-Chief




     I thought it appropriate with this introduction to present the motives that led to de-
voting Special Issue No. 15-2 (2015) of the Journal “Conservation Science in Cultural
Heritage”, to the papers presented by the scholars and their respective research, in
the “Second Conference on Biology and Archaeobiology – from Knowledge to Preven-
tive Conservation”, held from 19th-21st March 2015 and organized by the University of
Palermo – Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology for Cultural Heritage, Department
of Botany and Plant Ecology section, the Italian Association of Archaeometry and Bi-
onat – Italy srl.
     The Conference may well be defined as an opportunity to present the state of the art
on various aspects relating to diagnosis, restoration, maintenance, preservation and
protection of cultural and environmental heritage. The highly diversified backgrounds,
competences and experiences of the participants, which were highlighted during the
thematic sessions in the Conference, also provided a valuable and significant scien-
tific contribution to Biology and Biotechnology within the context of the many complex




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problems existing in this sector. They, therefore, presented methods of intervention
and control for microbiological biodeterioration that respond to: reliability, innovation,
sustainability and – I wish to underline the following – interdisciplinarity. All these con-
cepts espouse the objectives that have been set and pursued over the years in the
15 volumes of the international historical-technical Journal “Conservation Science in
Cultural Heritage”.
     In addition to motives of a scientific nature, though briefly stated, I would also like to
mention how much work and effort was put into the successful outcome of the Confer-
ence. I would therefore, like to express my praise for the hosting structure and those
who worked in the design, planning and organization of the event by involving experts
from universities, research centers and institutions of various regions: in particular,
Prof. Franco Palla, with whom I have shared many years of ‘science’ and friendship.




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