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Material: Concrete
Condition: Leached Salts
TPAS Code: Lch
Condition Type (AutoCAD Layer): Concrete_SoilStain
Severity Units: Not applicable
Ammount Units: Area affected in square feet
Description: Hard encrustations or deposits of salts on the surface of concrete, typically caused by salts being leached out of the mortar or back-up masonry through the effects of moisture.

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Leached salts in cast stone units
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Leached salts in cast stone units
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Leached salts in cast sone units
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Leached salts in precast panel