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A new generation of mobile protection systems for Collections Preservation
- Archives centers
- Libraries
- Museum
- Historical places
Collections and archives stored on libraries shelves are particularly susceptible to deteriorations caused by biological agents, notably fungal agents, since documents are made most of the time of hygroscopic material which can be used as a nutrition source by molds.
Very serious consequences for those responsive materials and the collections may derive from fungal development:
Very serious consequences for those responsive materials and the collections may derive from fungal development:
- unsightly modifications
- physical damage which can wind up with an irreparable loss of information
During the 1980s, improvements in the conservation of the cultural heritage have evolved along two lines:
- a reduction of systematic chemical treatments (possible detrimental effects on the materials)
- a restoration policy of restricted interventionism on the works
