Barrier board

John Boral <b2bdirect [at] aol__com> writes of an acrylic coated barrier
board recently introduced by Metal Edge Inc. that has a pH of 8.5
and buffered with 3% calcium carbonate.  He states that the board
has been tested at the Image Permanence Institute and results are
available upon request.

Why not make this posting truly useful to the conservators on this
list who might be potentially interested in such products by
summarizing the results of IPI testing?  If for some reason that
were not possible, letting us know if this product meets ANSI
IT9.2-1998 (stability of storage enclosures) and passes ANSI
IT9.16-1993 (photographic activity test) would also be helpful.
Otherwise the posting might be readily confused with an
advertisement.

Hilary A. Kaplan
Conservator
Georgia Department of Archives and History
330 Capitol Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30334
404 656 3554
Fax: 404 651 8471


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