Pollutants in the museum environment
Subtitle: practical strategies for problem solving in design, exhibition and storage
By: Pamela B. Hatchfield.
Contributors: State University College at Buffalo. Dept. of Art Conservation
Publisher: Archetype Publications
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781873132968
Subjects: Museums -- Climatic factors.; Air -- Pollution.; Air -- Pollution -- Measurement.; Museum conservation methods.
Other titles: Practical strategies for problem solving in design, exhibition and storage; Art Conservation Department Library
Description: Examines the sources of museum pollutants, methods of testing for them and their potential to damage materials exposed to them, as well as construction materials used in the museum environment, from wood products to plastics.
Notes: Art Conservation Department Library.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and index.
Table of contents: value: Sources of pollutants in the museum environment; value: Damage to materials; value: Testing for pollutants; value: Mitigation of pollutants in the museum environment; value: Using materials in the museum environment; value: Protecting objects in enclosures; value: Appendix 1: Commonly used units of measurement for airborne pollutants; value: Appendix 2: Plastics: technical information; value: Appendix 3: Product stability; value: Appendix 4: Materials and sources; value: Appendix 5: Material safety data sheets.