Aaron,

Dry ice sublimes directly to C02 - I am not sure if one of the 
decomposition products is also CO (Carbon Monoxide). You should ask for 
an MSDS by the vendor. Also, machines such as xerox and other copiers 
will produce ozone in quantities that can affect art objects in 
enclosed spaces - so you should ask what the machine itself will 
outgass.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California

-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Beebe <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent:         Thu, 26 May 2005 09:53:11 -0400
Subject: Dry Ice

          Hi,

  

 Does anyone know anything about dry ice?

  We have an event in our main gallery space and the organizer would 
like to use a dry ice machine.  I have no aesthetic objections and 
theoretically it’s not an issue, but can anyone tell me if there is any 
risk to the collection from it? 

  

 Thanks for the advice.

  

 Aaron

 ____________________________

 Aaron Beebe

 Curator,

 The Coney Island Museum

 www.coneyisland.com

  


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