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Glossary Cement and Concrete / Term

Efflorescence

A crystalline deposit of salts which leach from the concrete as soluble calcium hydroxides and within a short period of time will combine with the atmospheric carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonates, usually white in color, appearing on the surfaces of masonry, stucco or concrete.

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