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Re: [ARSCLIST] Tapes and Mold
I was assuming that he had inactive mold. You're right about active
mold -- sealing up that nice, wet environment in a plastic bag is not a
good idea. Is there any risk with inactive/dry/old mold, though? I
would still think that bagging those items would be prudent. In any
event, "isolation" is the key, regardless of how it's done.
Christie Peterson
Project Archivist, Muskie Archives & Special Collections
Bates College
70 Campus Avenue
Lewiston, ME 04240-6018
(t) 207-753-6918
(f) 207-755-5911
Steven Smolian wrote:
There may be further damage to the tapes when placing them in sealed
bags.
It is better to isolate and chill them to 37-40f but not freeze them
until they can be dealt with. Dealing with them means contacting Safe
Sound Archive or Specs Brothers.