View source for REALM (COVID-19 test results)

==Description==
REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) is a research project conducted by OCLC, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Battelle to produce science-based information about how materials can be handled to mitigate COVID-19 exposure to staff and visitors of archives, libraries, and museums. The studies are conducted by applying the virulent SARS-CoV-2 virus on five materials (per test set) held at standard room temperature (68°F to 75°F) and relative humidity conditions (30 to 50 percent). Below are the results of tests completed to date.

For more information, please see: https://www.oclc.org/realm/home.html

==Test Results==

{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:middle;"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#EDEDED;"
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | Test
! style="color:#333F48;" | Item
! style="color:#333F48;" | Material
! style="color:#333F48;" | Conditions
! style="vertical-align:bottom;" | Detection
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Hardback   book cover
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Buckram   book cover
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 1 day
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Softback   book cover
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Trade   paperback
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 1 day
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plain   paper pages inside a closed book
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 3 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plastic   book covering
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Biaxially   oriented polyester film
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 3 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | DVD/CD   case
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Polypropylene
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 1 day
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Archival   folders
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 2 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Glossy   pages
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | As   found in coffee table books
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 4 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Children’s   board book
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked,   tested inside the book
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 4 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Braille   paper
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 4 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Magazine   pages
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 4
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | DVD
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Polycarbonate
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 5 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Storage   bag
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flexible   plastic: Low-density polyethylene (LDPE), recycling #4
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 5 days
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | USB   cassette
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Acrylonitrile   butadiene styrene, specific blend
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 5
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Storage   container
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Rigid   plastic: High-density polyethylene (HDPE), recycling #2
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 5
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plexiglass
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Acrylic   display cases and partitions
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 5
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | DVD/CD   case
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Polypropylene
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 6
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Hardcover   book cover
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Buckram   cloth
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 6
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Softcover   book cover
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Trade   paperback
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 6
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plastic   protective cover
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Biaxially   oriented polyester film
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 6
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Expanded   polyethylene foam
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | 1-inch   thickness
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked,   open air
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 6
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 5
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Leather   book cover
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Leather   (circa 1861)
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 8
|-
| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 5
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Synthetic   leather
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Expanded   polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still   detectable on day 8
|}

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