Journal
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
Volume 110, Issue -, Pages 350-360Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2013.05.006
Keywords
Preventive conservation; Air monitoring; Inorganic gases; Black carbon; Particulate matter; Museum
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- Flemish Government
- Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO, Belgium)
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Through different research projects on air quality in museums, researcher and conservators try identifying various risks of air pollution on materials. The conclusions may be later translated into specific actions for a maximum preservation of the museum collections, a process known as preventive conservation. Air pollution is a particular problem in historical buildings such as museums, because they were not originally built to exhibit and protect art objects in a sustainable way. This article reports on the data and results that were obtained during 10 sampling campaigns, in the period between November 2008 and February 2012 in a museum in Antwerp (Belgium), i.e. Plantin-Moretus Museum/Print Room. Different pollutants were measured inside and outside the museum such as inorganic gases, particulate matter and black carbon. The report specifically addresses environmental factors that may be responsible for damage to the collections present in museums. Thanks to the knowledge about the current situation in the museum, accurate solutions regarding preventive conservation, in general, are suggested. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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