Prevention and treatment of mold in library collections with an emphasis on tropical climates: A RAMP study

Table of contents (90 p.)

prepared by
Mary Wood Lee

Original: English
PGI-88/WS/9
Paris June 1988

General Information Programme and UNISIST

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

This document is the photographic reproduction of the author' s text

Recommended catalogue entry:

Wood Lee, Mary

Prevention and treatment of mold in library collections with an emphasis on tropical climates: a RAMP study / prepared by Mary Wood Lee [for the] General Information Programme and UNISIST. Paris: Unesco, 1988. - 81 p; 30 cm. - (PGI-88/WS/9)

I - Titre
II - Unesco, General Information Programme and UNISIST
III - Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP)

© Unesco, 1988

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

1.1 Climate
1.2 Materials
1.3 Modifying the environment
Literature cited

2. Mold

2.1 Structure of mold
2.2 Environmental and nutritional factors in growth and survival
Literature cited

3. Implications for library materials

3.1 Vulnerability of materials
3.2 Environmental factors
Literature cited

4. Prevention

4.1 Building design and modification
4.2 Interior modifications in existing facilities
4.3 Stack maintenance
Literature cited

5. Fungicides and fumigation

5.1 Fungicides
5.2 Fumigation
5.3 Toxicity of fumigants
Literature cited

6. Treatment

6.1 Small outbreaks - localized high relative humidity
6.2 Moderate outbreaks - Major and prolonged periods of high humidity or minor flooding
6.3 Major outbreaks - Major flooding and prolonged exposure
Literature cited

7. Equipment and supplies

7.1 Monitoring equipment
7.2 Prevention
7.3 Treatment
7.4 Emergency treatment

8. Selected bibliography