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==Description==
 
==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.
 
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.
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For more information, please see: https://www.oclc.org/realm/home.html
  
 
==Test Results==
 
==Test Results==
Test Item Material Conditions Quarantine time Detection Major component
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3 Plexiglass Acrylic display cases and partitions Unstacked 5 days recoverable virus Acrylic
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{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:middle;"
3 USB cassette Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, specific blend Unstacked 5 days recoverable virus Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
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|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#EDEDED;"
2 Archival folders -- Stacked 2 days not detectable Cellulose
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | Test
2 Children’s board book -- Stacked, tested inside the book 4 days not detectable Cellulose
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! style="color:#333F48;" | Item
2 Braille paper -- Stacked 4 days not detectable Cellulose
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! style="color:#333F48;" | Material
2 Magazine pages -- Stacked 4 days trace detected Cellulose
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! style="color:#333F48;" | Conditions
1 Plain paper pages inside a closed book  -- Flat 3 days not detectable Cellulose
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! style="vertical-align:bottom;" | Detection
5 Cotton fabric 100% cotton Unstacked no data no data Cellulose
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2 Glossy pages As found in coffee table books Stacked 4 days not detectable Cellulose
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
1 Hardback book cover Buckram book cover Flat 3 days not detectable Cellulose
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Hardback  book cover
4 Hardcover book cover Buckram cloth Stacked 6 days detectable Cellulose
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Buckram  book cover
4 DVD/CD case Polypropylene Stacked 6 days detectable Cellulose
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
1 Softback book cover Trade paperback Flat 3 days not detectable Cellulose
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 1 day
4 Softcover book cover Trade paperback Stacked 6 days detectable Cellulose
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5 Leather book cover Leather (circa 1861) Unstacked 8 days detectable Leather
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
5 Nylon webbing Nylon weave Unstacked >1 hour not detectable Nylon
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Softback  book cover
3 DVD Polycarbonate Unstacked 5 days not detectable Polycarbonate
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Trade  paperback
1 Plastic book covering Biaxially oriented polyester film Flat 3 days not detectable Polyester
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
4 Plastic protective cover Biaxially oriented polyester film Stacked 6 days detectable Polyester
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 1 day
3 Storage container Rigid plastic: High-density polyethylene (HDPE), recycling #2 Unstacked 5 days recoverable virus Polyethylene (HDPE)
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3 Storage bag Flexible plastic: Low-density polyethylene (LDPE), recycling #4 Unstacked 5 days not detectable Polyethylene (LDPE)
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
4 Expanded polyethylene foam 1-inch thickness Unstacked, open air 6 days detectable Polyethylene foam
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plain   paper pages inside a closed book
5 Polyolefin fabric 100% polyolefin Unstacked >1 hour not detectable Polyolefin
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
1 DVD/CD case Polypropylene Flat 3 days not detectable Polypropylene
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
5 Synthetic leather Expanded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Unstacked 8 days detectable Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not  detectable after 3 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plastic  book covering
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Biaxially  oriented polyester film
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 3 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | DVD/CD  case
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Polypropylene
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not  detectable after 1 day
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Archival  folders
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not  detectable after 2 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Glossy   pages
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | As   found in coffee table books
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not  detectable after 4 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Children’s  board book
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked,  tested inside the book
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 4 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Braille  paper
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 4 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 2
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Magazine  pages
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | --
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 4
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | DVD
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Polycarbonate
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not  detectable after 5 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Storage  bag
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flexible  plastic: Low-density polyethylene (LDPE), recycling #4
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not   detectable after 5 days
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | USB  cassette
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Acrylonitrile  butadiene styrene, specific blend
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 5
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Storage   container
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Rigid   plastic: High-density polyethylene (HDPE), recycling #2
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 5
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 3
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plexiglass
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Acrylic  display cases and partitions
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 5
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | DVD/CD  case
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Polypropylene
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 6
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Hardcover  book cover
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Buckram  cloth
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 6
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Softcover  book cover
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Trade  paperback
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 6
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plastic  protective cover
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Biaxially  oriented polyester film
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Stacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 6
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 4
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Expanded   polyethylene foam
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | 1-inch   thickness
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked,   open air
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 6
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 5
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Leather  book cover
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Leather  (circa 1861)
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 8
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|-
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 5
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Synthetic   leather
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Expanded   polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
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| style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Unstacked
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| style="vertical-align:bottom;" | still  detectable on day 8
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 12 November 2020

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

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

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