Thank you for that info. perhaps I was mistaken.. or have been given the
wrong info... i'll try to pass this info on to others!
Ginger M. Young
-----Original Message-----
From: Arlyn Danielson <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 1998 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: tyvek/polyethylene sheeting


>Ginger-  I recently participated in an experiment with how items and
>storage materials burn.  A piece of Tyvek was draped over some of the
>"artifacts."  When the room was set on fire, the tyvek didn't seem to be
>all that fire retardent- in fact, it burned and left strange little tyvek
>bubbles that were not removable, on the artifacts.  Plus, we found a
>strange, unidentifyable material between the artifact and tyvek.  It could
>have been created from the tyvek during the burn.  No one knew what it was
>or how it got there- including the person who set up the burn room.  I
>thought I'd pass that info along.
>
>Arlyn Danielson
>
>----------
>From:   Ginger M. Young[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:   Tuesday, June 23, 1998 7:00 PM
>To:     [log in to unmask]
>Subject:        Re: polyethylene sheeting
>
>i believe it can also trap moisture.  i have worked for a museum that has
>used
>Tyvek to drape over open shelving, etc. as a protective barrier against
>light
>and dust.  Tyvek is also fire retardent...
>