Pest management

Adrienne F. King <afebk [at] excite__com> writes

>I have an archive of paper documents (about 50,000 pages), which I
>want to send to our University library for long-term storage.  I've
>found some silverfish in the files, however.  The archives
>department told me that I need to either freeze my documents or put
>them in a vacuum chamber before the library will accept them.

You might look into anoxia as a poison-free alternative. Perhaps
your physics department can help set up an anoxic enclosure.

Jerry Shiner
Keepsafe Systems
Micro-climate and Oxygen-free storage for Professional Conservators
800-683-4696
Fax: 416-703-5991


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