Safe Handling of Plastics in a Museum Environment (2010)

Title: Safe Handling of Plastics in a Museum Environment
Author: Jia-sun Tsang
Citation: WAAC Newsletter 32(2), pp. 16-22
Year: 2010
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10088/11186 (pdf, 3.64 Mb)


Abstract:

Research on the theory and mechanics of plastics degradation and conservation has made steady progress over the years, yet regarding the safe handling of plastics, current knowledge and practices are long overdue for an update. The purpose of this paper is to translate the science of plastics degradation into practical guidelines for the safe handling and conservation of plastics in a museum environment. The safety practices outlined here are based on an analysis of naturally aged plastics in museum collections, and are relevant to the specific problems faced by conservators, curators, and museum specialists who must handle and evaluate many types of plastic materials.

Paint dosimeters as tools to monitor the museum environment (2001)

Title: Molecular changes in egg tempera paint dosimeters as tools to monitor the museum environment
Author: Oscar F. van den Brink
University: University of Amsterdam
Year: 2001
Type of document: PhD thesis
Download: http://www.amolf.nl/... (pdf, 7.06 Mb)


Table of Contents (short version):

1. Introduction
2. Determination of the degree of chemical change in museum exposed test paintings by mass spectrometry and discriminant analysis
3. DTMS and DA of nine dosimetric test systems
4. Dosimetry of the environment in various museums: Interpretation of the results of the field studies
5. Cholesterol oxidation products in light-aged egg tempera
6. MALDI-FTMS analysis of oxigenated triglycerides and phosphatidylcholines in egg tempera dosimeters
7. Electrospray ionisation FT-ICR-MS(MS) of light-aged egg glycerolipids
8. Recommendations for further work on paint-based dosimetry and outlook