RT Journal Article
T1 Condensation water in heritage touristic caves: Isotopic and hydrochemical data and a new approach for its quantification through image analysis
A1 Liñán-Baena, Cristina
A1 Benavente Herrera, José
A1 Del Rosal Padial, Yolanda Remedios
A1 Vadillo-Pérez, Iñaki
A1 Ojeda, Lucía
A1 Carrasco-Cantos, Francisco
K1 Bioespeleología
AB Condensation water is a major factor in the conservation of heritage caves. It can cause dissolution of the rock substrate (and the pigments of rock art drawn on it) or covering thereof with mineral components, depending on the chemical saturation degree of the condensation water. In show caves, visitors act as a source of CO2 and thus modify the microclimate, favouring negative processes that affect the conservation of the caves. In spite of their interest, studies of the chemical composition of this type of water are scarce and not very detailed. In this work we present research on the condensation water in the Nerja Cave, one of the main heritage and tourist caves in Europe. The joint analysis of isotopic, hydrochemical, mineralogical and microbiological data and the use of image analysis have allowed us to advance in the knowledge of this risk factor for the conservation of heritage caves, and to demonstrate the usefulness of image analysis to quantify the scope of the possible corrosion condensation process that the condensation water could be producing on the bedrock, speleothem and rock art. To our knowledge, this application of image analysis (relative to the condensation water in caves) is the first one of this type that has been documented
PB Wiley
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/22724
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/22724
LA eng
NO Liñán, C, Benavente, J, del Rosal, Y, Vadillo, I, Ojeda, L, Carrasco, F. Condensation water in heritage touristic caves: Isotopic and hydrochemical data and a new approach for its quantification through image analysis. Hydrological Processes. 2021; 35:e14083. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14083
NO Nerja Cave FoundationFunding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga / CBUA
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026