Latex paint on exhibition cases

Emily Klayman <eklayman<-a t->sivm< . >si< . >edu> writes

>There has been a policy where I work to let cases painted with latex
>paint dry for two weeks before objects can be placed in them.
>Recently, I have reread articles on the subject that are confusing
>to me. Several imply that latex paint does not offgas, others say
>there is a waiting period of anywhere from several weeks to several
>months.

The Museum Research Lab of GCI has informally recommended Sinclair
brand paints as being safer than many others. I believe this was
based on a number of tests including sodium azide, and lead, copper,
and silver coupons.

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