Economics of Dust

Lloyd, Helen; Brimblecombe, Peter; Lithgow, Katy

doi:10.1179/sic.2007.52.2.135

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“…There is much information in the scientific literature about indoor particles and dust, their characteristics and their impact on cultural heritage (e.g., Anaf, et al, 2015;Grau-Bove and Strlič, 2013;Daher, et al, 2011;de Bock, et al, 1996), the cleaning, treatment and conservation of soiled paintings, and mitigation and management strategies (e.g., Wilson and van Snick, 2017;Ormsby and Learner, 2016;Mecklenburg, Charola and Koestler, 2010;Lithgow, et al, 2005), including economic considerations related to housekeeping (Lloyd, Brimblecombe and Lithgow, 2007). But little information, and to our knowledge few case studies, is available about the relationship between the historical air quality, observed soiling, preventive mitigation actions and future predicted conservation costs for canvas paintings, which is the topic of this study.…”

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Predicting Future Condition and Conservation Costs from Modelling Improvements to the Indoor Environment: The Monumental Munch-Paintings in the University of Oslo’s Aula Assembly Hall

Grøntoft

Stoveland

Fröysaker

2019

Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies

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Section: Research Articlementioning

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Predicting Future Condition and Conservation Costs from Modelling Improvements to the Indoor Environment: The Monumental Munch-Paintings in the University of Oslo’s Aula Assembly Hall

Grøntoft

Stoveland

Fröysaker

2019

Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies

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“…We understand dirt to be made up of a wide variety of materials which have been deposited accidentally onto an object, which implies the need for a continual removal to avoid an excessive accumulation (which would mean, among other things, more diiculty in cleaning). Lloyd, Brimblecombe, and Lithgow (2007) have shown in a most enlightening way the problem of deposition of dust on objects preserved in historic houses and the huge economic cost of cleaning. Some authors have tried to apply this concept of cleaning as remedial conservation in general, to all processes of cleaning paintings.…”

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Re-evaluating the roles of the cleaning process in the conservation of paintings

García

2015

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At a time when defining the conservation of cultural heritage is undergoing important changes, it is necessary to rethink the roles of the cleaning process applied to paintings. Throughout the nineteenth and the twentieth century, the cleaning of paintings was the subject of continuous controversy which developed both in the academic field and in the pages of newspapers. In general, attempts have been made to define, one way or another, exactly what the role of cleaning should be. Four of these roles have been (and still are): cleaning as a conservation procedure, as revelation (of the original work or of the artist’s intent), as aesthetic presentation, and as a way of improving legibility. This article reviews these roles, their limitations and also raises a number of questions and issues in order to re-evaluate cleaning, taking into account contributions by the new theories of conservation.

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“…The primary concern of airborne particles (particulate matter, PM) in heritage environments is often their ability to soil or blacken surfaces, altering the aesthetic appearance of the object (Adams and Ford, 2001;Adams et al, 2002;Brimblecombe and Grossi, 2005;Ford and Adams, 1999;Lloyd et al, 2007;Urosevic et al, 2012;Yoon and Brimblecombe, 2001). Once deposited, PM can also accelerate deterioration processes on underlying surfaces (Tétreault, 2003).…”

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Indoor particulate matter in four Belgian heritage sites: Case studies on the deposition of dark-colored and hygroscopic particles

Anaf

Bencs

Grieken

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Science of The Total Environment

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Atmospheric total suspended particulate (TSP) was passively sampled by means of deployed horizontal and vertical filters in various rooms of four Belgian cultural heritage buildings, installed with various heating/ventilation systems. Soiling/blackening and deposition of inorganic, water-soluble aerosol components were considered. The extent of soiling was determined by means of two independent methods: (1) in terms of the covering rate of the samplers by optical reflection microscopy and (2) the reduction in lightness of the samplers using the CIE L*a*b* color space by spectrophotometry. A fairly good correlation was found between both methods. The inorganic composition of the deposited water-soluble TSP was quantified by means of ion chromatography. Compared to controlled environments, uncontrolled environments showed increased water-soluble aerosol content of the total deposited mass. Higher chloride deposition was observed on horizontal surfaces, compared to vertical surfaces.

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Economics of Dust

Cited by 20 publications

References 7 publications

Predicting Future Condition and Conservation Costs from Modelling Improvements to the Indoor Environment: The Monumental Munch-Paintings in the University of Oslo’s Aula Assembly Hall

Predicting Future Condition and Conservation Costs from Modelling Improvements to the Indoor Environment: The Monumental Munch-Paintings in the University of Oslo’s Aula Assembly Hall

Re-evaluating the roles of the cleaning process in the conservation of paintings

Indoor particulate matter in four Belgian heritage sites: Case studies on the deposition of dark-colored and hygroscopic particles

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