Mould prevention and collection recovery : guidelines for heritage collections / by Sherry Guild and Maureen MacDonald; revised by Tom Strang and Sherry Guild.: CH57-3/1-26-2020E-PDF

"Mould infestation in heritage collections can damage objects and may pose a health risk to individuals who work with these collections. This Technical Bulletin presents information on mould morphology, prevention of mould growth, actions to take should mould occur and health effects relating to mould exposure. It informs the reader on how to remove mould growth from objects and it describes the appropriate personal protective equipment to wear when working in a mould-contaminated environment or when working with mould-infested objects"--Abstract.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Canadian Heritage.
Canadian Conservation Institute.
Title Mould prevention and collection recovery : guidelines for heritage collections / by Sherry Guild and Maureen MacDonald; revised by Tom Strang and Sherry Guild.
Series title Technical bulletin,2562-0282 ; no. 26
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Earlier edition Mould prevention and collection recovery
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Prévention des moisissures et récupération des collections : lignes directrices pour les collections du patrimoine.
Issued also in HTML format.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-81).
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Canadian Conservation Institute = Institut canadien de conservation, [2020].
©2020
Author / Contributor Guild, Sherry, author.
Description 1 online resource (82 pages) : charts, photographs (mostly colour)
ISBN 9780660328027
Catalogue number
  • CH57-3/1-26-2020E-PDF
Edition Revised and corrected edition; first published in 2004.
Subject terms Molds (Fungi) -- Control.
Archival materials -- Conservation and restoration -- Canada.
Art objects -- Conservation and restoration -- Canada.
Library materials -- Conservation and restoration.
Museum conservation methods -- Canada.
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