This bibliography was initially prepared in May 2002 by Bruno Pouliot, with the collaboration and assistance of Linda Lennon, Winterthur Class of 1997, who then served as Assistant Conservator on different projects at Winterthur Museum and for WUDPAC. Responsibility for the bibliography was passed to Dr. Joelle Wickens in 2009. It is constantly updated and your suggestions for new sources are welcome. Resources can be filtered by the following topics: Collections Care, General Reference, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Management, Housing, Storage, and Display, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Light, Mold, Packing and Transport, Pollutants, Relative Humidity and Temperature, Surveys and Assessments, and Sustainability.
Coping with a mold outbreak in the archives.
Morris, P.
2003 – Archival Products News 10(3): 5-8.
A step-by-step account on how a particular institution dealt with a high mold count in its archival storage through methods that avoided the use of chemical solutions. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
http://www.archival.com/newsletters/index.shtml
Morris, P. 2003. Coping with a mold outbreak in the archives. Archival Products News 10(3): 5-8. Available at http://www.archival.com/newsletters/index.shtml
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Mold. Technical Series No. 1.
Price, L.
1994 – Philadelphia, PA: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts.
Price, L. 1994. Mold. Technical Series No. 1. Philadelphia, PA: Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts.
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Chlorine Dioxide: A Treatment for Mold in Libraries.
Southwell, K. L.
2003 – Archival Products News 10(3): 1-4.
This article presents an alternative method for dealing with a large mold infestation, using both low solutions of chlorine dioxide, and commercially available packets that sublimate in the air. Tests so far seem to demonstrate that this method has little or no impact on the pH of the material treated. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Southwell, K. L. 2003. Chlorine Dioxide: A Treatment for Mold in Libraries. Archival Products News 10(3): 1-4. Available at http://www.archival.com/newsletters/index.shtml
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Controlling museum fungal problems.
Strang, T. and J. Dawson.
1991 – Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute. Technical Bulletin #12.
Strang, T. and J. Dawson. 1991. Controlling museum fungal problems. Ottawa: Canadian Conservation Institute. Technical Bulletin #12.
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Anoxic eradication of fungi in wooden objects. In Art, Biology, and Conservation: Biodeterioration of Works of Art, Koestler, R. J.; V.H. Koestler, A. E. Charola, and F.E. Nieto-Fernandez, editors.
Tavzes, C., J. Pohleven, F. Pohleven, and R.J. Koestler.
2003 – Toru?, Poland: Nicholas Copernicus University of Torun/ Institute of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. 427-437.
These are interesting results confirming that some molds are affected, while others are not by anoxic treatment, but also that argon gas is more effective in this process that nitrogen. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
Tavzes, C., J. Pohleven, F. Pohleven, and R.J. Koestler. 2003. Anoxic eradication of fungi in wooden objects. In Art, Biology, and Conservation: Biodeterioration of Works of Art, Koestler, R. J.; V.H. Koestler, A. E. Charola, and F.E. Nieto-Fernandez, editors. Toru, Poland: Nicholas Copernicus University of Torun/ Institute of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. 427-437.
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Controlling mold on library materials with chlorine dioxide: an eight-year case study,
Weavers-Meyers, P.L., W.A. Stolt, and B. Kowaleski.
Dec-00 – Abbey Newsletter 24(4). 7 pages.
Although this article stresses how further research on the long-term deterioration of paper is necessary, the results indicate that the use of chlorine dioxide fogging can be a viable option for dealing with mold, particularly in situations that require urgent attention. (provided by Bruno P. Pouliot)
http://proxy.nss.udel.edu:2680/byorg/abbey/an/an24/an24-4/an24-402.html
Weavers-Meyers, P.L., W.A. Stolt, and B. Kowaleski. Dec. 2000. Controlling mold on library materials with chlorine dioxide: an eight-year case study, Abbey Newsletter 24(4). 7 pages.
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