Investigation of Residual Contamination Inside Storage Cabinets: Collection Care Benefits from an Industrial Hygiene Study

Kaczkowski, Rebecca A.; Makos, Kathryn; Hawks, Catharine; Hunt, Michael O.

doi:10.1080/01971360.2017.1326242

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“…Various studies in museums have detected pesticides in objects and even quantified the main ones such as camphor, chloronaphthalene, dichlorvos, naphthalene and thymol. Dichlorvos, a mixture of α-, β-, γand δ-hexachlorocyclohexane, dieldrin and aldrin were detected only qualitatively [38,[40][41][42][43][44]. Other studies were compound-specific, such as the determination of pentachlorophenol (PCP), one of the most commonly used wood preservatives in the 20th century [45], and the detection of naphthalene, a widely used pesticide used against moths and moth larvae [2,40,46].…”

Section: Volatiles Emitted By Conservation Treatmentsmentioning

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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Heritage Environments and Their Analysis: A Review

Paolin,

Strlič

2024

Applied Sciences

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In the recent years, there has been an increased interest in indoor air quality in heritage environments, specifically in relation to volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These could originate from objects, furnishings, visitors and staff, as well as from olfactory exhibitions. This interest led to a number of studies investigating the “typical” emissions for diverse materials and their impact on the surrounding environment. The analysis of volatile compounds emitted by objects helps in the characterization of the material composition, its conservation history or its degradation processes. This contribution reviews how volatiles are emitted from objects and the commonly used sampling techniques for heritage science applications. A variety of methods are available, from bulk air sample collection to preconcentration using samplers. The commonly studied object types contributing to indoor VOCs are discussed. These include emissions from heritage objects, conservation products, furnishing materials and display cases. Furthermore, olfactory exhibitions are discussed in terms of indoor air quality. Finally, the findings are compared with the current guidelines on indoor volatile concentrations.

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Section: Volatiles Emitted By Conservation Treatmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Heritage Environments and Their Analysis: A Review

Paolin,

Strlič

2024

Applied Sciences

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“…Because anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards have always been the prime goals for the industrial hygiene professional, they are a good resource for institutions or large communities. For example, an IH investigation of older museum study cabinets illustrated how volatile organic chemicals were analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Kaczkowski et al 2017) and gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector (Makos and Hawks 2014). Conservators and conservation scientists have also contributed to a substantial body of research on collection monitoring systems for contaminants.…”

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Pesticide Contamination and Archaeological Collections: Contextual Information for Preparing a Pesticide History

Odegaard

2019

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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The issue of pesticide-contaminated archaeological collections has generated concern among staff in collecting institutions. Pesticides have long been used, but the awareness of their unseen persistence and their potential as a human health hazard is a new aspect of preventive conservation. Background information and guidelines for developing a pesticide history are provided for repositories, museums, cultural resource management companies in the private and public sectors, academia, and other public collections.

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“…Wood has been used as a storage material since long ago as it is a natural product easy to be processed [1] . Wood is also widely employed by museums as a storage and display material because of its advantages in availability, appearance, mechanical behavior, and breathability [2] . In China, camphor wood was a common material traditionally applied to making furniture and is still widely in use today [3] .…”

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Deterioration of metal and paper caused by camphor wood: a noticeable phenomenon in conservation

Shen

2023

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Although welcomed and used as storage materials by many museums, camphor wood shows a potential risk to museum collections due to its strong smell. Camphor wood was proved harmful to metals in the author’s previous studies, but since the last study about camphor wood reported by the author, the camphor wood samples have not experienced the Oddy test again for two years, so their harm to metals is unknown at the current stage. Meanwhile, there is no standard or specific method for learning the materials’ effect on organics. The present work focuses on the above situation. Camphor wood samples of different species and aged for different years were tested in this study. Their effect on metals was assessed by performing the Oddy test. On the other hand, a series of mechanical tests were conducted to learn the camphor wood samples’ effect on paper samples commonly used in Chinese calligraphy and painting and the corresponding restoration. The results show that the camphor wood samples are still significantly volatile and harmful to both metal and paper. This work would be meaningful to museum curators and conservators as a reference for making correct judgments when camphor wood is included in the potential material list.

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Investigation of Residual Contamination Inside Storage Cabinets: Collection Care Benefits from an Industrial Hygiene Study

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Heritage Environments and Their Analysis: A Review

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Heritage Environments and Their Analysis: A Review

Pesticide Contamination and Archaeological Collections: Contextual Information for Preparing a Pesticide History

Deterioration of metal and paper caused by camphor wood: a noticeable phenomenon in conservation

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