Soot

Fiona Graham <fiona_graham [at] pch__gc__ca> writes

>I am writing an article on techniques for removing soot from all
>kinds of museum and archival materials.

This is not big news but I found the Chemical dry cleaning sponge to
be the best method for initial removal. Judy Levinson of American
Museum of Natural History in New York has some SEM tests of
residues, call her (she is on the net).

Daria Keynan

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