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close this book Prevention and treatment of mold in library collections with an emphasis on tropical climates: A RAMP study
View the document Preface
View the document Acknowledgements
close this folder 1. Introduction
View the document 1.1 Climate
View the document 1.2 Materials
View the document 1.3 Modifying the environment
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close this folder 2. Mold
View the document 2.1 Structure of mold
close this folder 2.2 Environmental and nutritional factors in growth and survival
View the document 2.2.1 Temperature
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View the document 2.2.3 Nutrients
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close this folder 3. Implications for library materials
close this folder 3.1 Vulnerability of materials
View the document 3.1.1 Paper - cellulose, sizes, coatings
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View the document 3.1.4 Adhesives
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close this folder 3.2 Environmental factors
View the document 3.2.1 Circulation
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close this folder 4. Prevention
close this folder 4.1 Building design and modification
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close this folder 4.2 Interior modifications in existing facilities
View the document 4.2.1 Location of stack and storage areas
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View the document 4.2.3 Localized environmental modification
View the document 4.2.4 Creating microclimates in cabinets and cases
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close this folder 5. Fungicides and fumigation
View the document 5.1 Fungicides
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close this folder 6. Treatment
close this folder 6.1 Small outbreaks - localized high relative humidity
View the document 6.1.1 Books
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close this folder 6.2 Moderate outbreaks - Major and prolonged periods of high humidity or minor flooding
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close this folder 6.3 Major outbreaks - Major flooding and prolonged exposure
View the document 6.3.1 Priorities and planning
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View the document 6.3.3 Freezing
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close this folder 7. Equipment and supplies
View the document 7.1 Monitoring equipment
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View the document 8. Selected bibliography

Literature cited

1. Glen T. Trewartha. An Introduction to Weather and Climate. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1943.

2. Garry Thomson. "Climate and the Museum in the Tropics," Conservation in the Tropics: Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Seminar on Conservation of Cultural Property, February 7-16, 1972. O. P. Agrawal, ed. Rome, International Centre for Conservation, p. 42.

3. Glenn A. Greathouse and Carl J. Wessel, eds. Deterioration of Materials, Causes and Preventive Techniques. New York, Reinhold, 1954.