Subject: Asbestos contaminated book collection
Is anyone aware of any "safe, effective" techniques that have been used in institutions to decontaminate books that have been exposed to asbestos dust? Our Environmental Health and Safety officer has asked me to solicit information concerning any "recommended techniques" for removal of asbestos dust from these books, a number of which are old and brittle. Has anyone worked with environmental health officials in dealing with such a problem? I would appreciate any information you can share with me. Burt Altman Preservation Officer/Archivist Florida State University Libraries Tallahassee, FL 32308 *** Conservation DistList Instance 11:83 Distributed: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 Message Id: cdl-11-83-014 ***Received on Saturday, 11 April, 1998