The techniques employed on samples from the Hercies Road Experiment (Part I) were used to determine if chemical changes occurring during thc weathering of road tar could be detected and to obtain information on the nature of these changes.The main changes were attributable to evaporation and condensation, and chemical changes due to the action of air and light play a relatively minor part.
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