[PADG:571] Re: treating mold in archives and book collections

[Olivia Primanis <primanis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Title: Re: [PADG:568] Re: treating mold in archives and book coll

> > Hi Julia,

As I understand it, the ductless fume hood that we purchased has an indicator that alerts the user when the HEPA filter is full; and, the fume hood will be on a schedule to receive yearly  inspections by university EHS.

Olivia

> >  
> Is there concern about the use of
> ductless fume hoods--is there a schedule in place to change out their
> filters?
> Is there an indicator for when they require changing?
>
> I have no personal experience with them but seem to recall a re-entry
> after disaster safety lecture by the industrial hygienist, Monona
> Rossol, who panned them.
>
> I would be interested in other thoughts on this. There are no fume
> hoods of any kind in this facility though I would like to request
> one be installed in the next renovation cycle...
>
> --
> Julia Merkel
> Preservation Specialist/Special Collections
> James Madison University Libraries
> MSC 1704
> Harrisonburg, VA 22807
> 540-568-7040

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Olivia Primanis,
Senior Book Conservator
Conservation Department
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center 
University of Texas at Austin            
P.O. Box 7219                            
Austin, Texas 78713-7219
E-mail <primanis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
tel. 512-471-9117 fax 471-7930