Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: In late 1997, the chambers inside the pyramid of the Pharaoh Menkaure

In late 1997, the chambers inside the pyramid of the Pharaoh Menkaure at Giza were closed to visitors for cleaning and repair due to moisture exhaled by tourists, which raised its humidity to such levels so that salt from the stone wascrystallizing and fungus was growing on thewalls.

[color=#ff0000] "Due to" vs. "Because"

Can we say cleaning and repair were "caused by" moisture? No! The negative impact is caused by moisture that triggered the cleaning and repair. Therefore, eliminate
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