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AIR POLLUTION IN ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS: ITS PATHWAYS AND CONTROL.

Author(s) : LANTING R. W.

Summary

FOCUSES ON THE FATE OF POLLUTANTS INSIDE ARCHIVE STORES AND MUSEUMS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE MATERIALS STORED. STATES THAT A SIGNIFICANT FRACTION OF OUTDOOR POLLUTION IS INTRODUCED BY THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. ONLY THE RAPID ABSORPTION INTO THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF STORED MATERIALS AND MANUSCRIPTS EXPLAINS THE APPARENTLY LOW CONCENTRATION LEVELS OBSERVED INSIDE STOREROOM PROPOSES A CONTROL STRATEGY RELYING ON INCREASED RECIRCULATION VENTILATION SUPPLEMENTED BY DISPOSABLE ABSORPTION SURFACES.

Details

  • Original title: AIR POLLUTION IN ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS: ITS PATHWAYS AND CONTROL.
  • Record ID : 1991-2726
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990/07
  • Source: Source: Proc. Indoor Air '90, Toronto
    vol. 3; 665-670; 3 fig.; 1 tabl.; 2 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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