Difference between revisions of "Pollutant"

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A gaseous, Aerosol, or Particulate contaminant. Pollutants are generated by natural and man-made sources, such as decomposition, abrasion, or combustion. They can deposit and interact deleteriously with museum materials. Examples of gas-phase pollutants are Ozone, Hydrogen sulfide, Sulfur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Formaldehyde, Formic acid, and Acetic acid. Scavengers are used to minimize the concentration of air pollutants in contained spaces.

pollutants; air pollutants; pollution

AIC Conservation Wiki: Exhibit Technical Notes: Environmental Control
Exhibit Guidelines Technical Note: Monitoring Pollutants Inside an Exhibit Case
Exhibit Guidelines Technical Note: Using Pollutant Absorbers Inside an Exhibit Case
Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002
A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998
Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Website: AMOL reCollections Glossary -http://amol.org.au/recollections/7/p/htm

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 ==Resources and Citations==
 * AIC Conservation Wiki: [https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Category:Exhibit_Technical_Notes Exhibit Technical Notes: Environmental Control]
+* Exhibit Guidelines Technical Note: [https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Monitoring_Pollutants_Inside_an_Exhibit_Case Monitoring Pollutants Inside an Exhibit Case]
+* Exhibit Guidelines Technical Note: [https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Using_Pollutant_Absorbers_Inside_an_Exhibit_Case Using Pollutant Absorbers Inside an Exhibit Case]
 * Pam Hatchfield, ''Pollutants in the Museum Environment'', Archetype Press, London, 2002
 * ''A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms'', Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998