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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 | + | |
− | + | {| 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 | |
− | + | |- | |
− | 2 Glossy pages As found in coffee table books Stacked 4 days | + | | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1 |
− | + | | style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Hardback book cover | |
− | 4 | + | | 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 | |
− | 3 DVD Polycarbonate Unstacked 5 days not detectable | + | | style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Trade paperback |
− | + | | style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat | |
− | + | | style="vertical-align:bottom;" | not detectable after 1 day | |
− | 3 Storage container Rigid plastic: High-density polyethylene (HDPE), recycling #2 Unstacked 5 | + | |- |
− | 3 | + | | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | 1 |
− | 4 Expanded polyethylene foam 1-inch thickness Unstacked, open air 6 | + | | style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Plain paper pages inside a closed book |
− | 5 | + | | style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | -- |
− | + | | style="background-color:#FFF; color:#333F48;" | Flat | |
− | 5 Synthetic leather Expanded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Unstacked 8 | + | | 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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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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