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1- Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism , hfadaii@yahoo.com
2- Art University of Isfahan
3- Shiraz University
4- Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University
2- Art University of Isfahan
3- Shiraz University
4- Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University
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Abstract
Naqsh-e Rostam is the name of a stone heritage site with memories from the Elamite, Achaemenid and Sasanian periods, which is located in the south of Iran, in the north of Marvdasht city, five kilometers from the Persepolis world heritage site. Proximity of polluting sources to this site, especially: Shiraz Petrochemical company (located in the city of Marvdasht and 17 km southwest of Naqsh-e Rostam), busy roads, extensive agriculture in the region and the use of a large amount of chemical fertilizers and herbicides, as well as the burning of plant residues on agricultural lands after harvesting crops, has caused many concerns for the possible erosion of the stone reliefs of the site. Therefore, one of the most important goals of this research is to identify and measure the amount of mentioned pollutants in Naqsh-e Rostam site with laboratory studies. Smpling of the air in the region and headspace solid phase micro extraction (HS-SPME) were done using synthetic fibers and gas samplers. Also, gas chromatograph connected to mass spectrometer and ion chromatograph were used for analysis. The results show that the diversity and concentration of pollutant species in Naqsh-e Rostam is very high and the most important source is related to the petrochemical company. The historical and natural capacities of Naqsh-e Rostam site and other historical sites of the region require that in the long term, the pattern of sustainable development of the region should be changed from industries with high volume of environmental pollutants to tourism.
Naqsh-e Rostam is the name of a stone heritage site with memories from the Elamite, Achaemenid and Sasanian periods, which is located in the south of Iran, in the north of Marvdasht city, five kilometers from the Persepolis world heritage site. Proximity of polluting sources to this site, especially: Shiraz Petrochemical company (located in the city of Marvdasht and 17 km southwest of Naqsh-e Rostam), busy roads, extensive agriculture in the region and the use of a large amount of chemical fertilizers and herbicides, as well as the burning of plant residues on agricultural lands after harvesting crops, has caused many concerns for the possible erosion of the stone reliefs of the site. Therefore, one of the most important goals of this research is to identify and measure the amount of mentioned pollutants in Naqsh-e Rostam site with laboratory studies. Smpling of the air in the region and headspace solid phase micro extraction (HS-SPME) were done using synthetic fibers and gas samplers. Also, gas chromatograph connected to mass spectrometer and ion chromatograph were used for analysis. The results show that the diversity and concentration of pollutant species in Naqsh-e Rostam is very high and the most important source is related to the petrochemical company. The historical and natural capacities of Naqsh-e Rostam site and other historical sites of the region require that in the long term, the pattern of sustainable development of the region should be changed from industries with high volume of environmental pollutants to tourism.
Keywords: Air pollutants, Naqsh-e Rostam historical site, Erosion, Shiraz petrochemical company, Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), Ion Chromatography (IC), Marvdasht
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Subject:
Archaeometry
Received: 2024/06/29 | Accepted: 2024/12/29 | Published: 2025/03/10 | ePublished: 2025/03/10
Received: 2024/06/29 | Accepted: 2024/12/29 | Published: 2025/03/10 | ePublished: 2025/03/10
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