Subject: Storing materials after mold remediation
I am trying to keep this as short as possible so this is the short query: Are there guidelines as to when it is safe to store artwork in a storage room after mold remediation? The room was cleaned with MAR-T54 (see attached) and then the walls coated with MAR-T108 (also attached). Longer story: In a secured, climate-control storage space mold was found on the wall. Mold was only found on the wall and not found anywhere else in the room. The source of dampness (office above) was identified and fixed. The room mainly contains mounts, pedestals, packing material, and electronic equipment for installation but is also used as crate storage and overflow art storage when necessary. As we're a university building, our university facilities folks took over the room and did a thorough clean out. A lot of things were simply disposed of, everything else--walls, ceiling, duct-work, shelving, etc--were cleaned. I'm expecting the university will release the room back to me in the near future: I will get a signed clearance that says it is safe to use. If the room was simply painted, I would wait out an off-gassing period before using the room. Is there something similar I should do after this cleaning and coating? How long? I haven't been able to find anything about this in the mold recovery literature. Susan *** Conservation DistList Instance 29:32 Distributed: Sunday, January 10, 2016 Message Id: cdl-29-32-025 ***Received on Friday, 8 January, 2016