u your state archives or get in touch with your state dept of
Agriculture.Look into Nitrogen gas as a suffocant.It is considered
harmless in reasonable use within a museum.The cost is not the gas but
the special films used that prevent gas ase look up a Merck Index
I am having problems seeing what I am typing .Dr.Marc Gilberg at the
Getty in California can give you more info.I am sorry I do not have his
address here.Len Hambleton-Objects Conservator
North Carolina Museum of History
Net address is History @Nando.Net. I will be out of the country until
16th.Methyl Bromide sets off alarm bells for me as a
conservator.Nitrogen gas is cheap.You will need a portable Chamber like
Rentokils in Britain. I have all the info but am not at my desk right
now.You will also need a Oxygen meter with fine probe to see if nitrogen
has displaced oxygen in bag or chamber that artifact is placed.Also for
small items try Ageless Z from Conservation Materials in Sparks Nevada
.It is a Mitsubishi Product.Bye for now
Regards Lenin6 8
On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Victoria Leachman of The Science Centre and wrote:

> We are shifting our collections of mainly furniture, European
> domestic technology & farm equipment from an old warehouse into a new
> building. We have infestations of silverfish and borer as well as a
> few other stray creepy crawlies. So we are planning to fumigate to
> get rid of these nasties.
>
> We are currently investigating the safety of Methyl Bromide as a
> fumigant. Can anyone out there enlighten us to the dangers of this
> gas - we know it can kill you but what about safety procedures,
> gassing off time etc???
>
> Are there any alternatives to Methyl Bromide.  Freezing at this stage
> is not an option due to the size of the collection. Can anyone help
> us!!!
>

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> Thanks heaps in advance
>
> Victoria Leachman
> Assistant Registrar
>
> and
>
> Stuart McAdam
> Curatorial Assistant
> The Science Centre & Manawatu Museum
> Te Whare Pupuri Taonga o Manawatu
> Palmerston North
> New Zealand
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