Robin,

I looked googled the product and it appears to mainly be used to
absorb and mask bad odors. It doesn't not actually kill mold spores or
remediate mildew or pollution - it just makes the place "smell" nicer.

It appears to be a pretty benign product (ph neutral, biodgradable,
non-toxic) but as a conservator I would hesitate to blow any sort of
material through an air handling system into a whole musuem or
historic house, without doing a much deeper assessment of how this
stuff could affect collections and architectural materials.

If the place doesn't smell bad there is absolutely no reason to use it.

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Conservator
Los Angeles, California  USA

On 4/26/06, Robin Kilgo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Our Physical Plant Manager recently purchased a product called "Bad Air
> Sponge" made by the Mateson Chemical Corporation.  It is an air filter that
> is supposed to be placed in the air ducts and then blown out into the whole
> museum (gallery space, archival and object vaults etc.).  I was wondering if
> anyone on the list has used this product or if they have an alternate
> product that can be used in our museum.  Feel free to e-mail off the list at
> [log in to unmask]
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> Thanks!
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> Robin Bauer Kilgo
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> Assistant to the Curator
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> Seminole Tribe of Florida
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> Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
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