I hope someone might be able to assist...

I have just received a poignant call.
Maybe some of you remember hearing of a Chlorine spill, from a train, in
Alberton, Montana recently.
Well, a woman called me today, saying that in "neutralizing" things
around her house, she has finally thought of her oil paintings.
They are not valuable, more sentimental value.
She has been working with a chemist on treating and testing other
household items, but realized she might need to take care with the oil on
canvas paintings.  Other things, such as the walls, she has washed with soda.

This call was hard. So unbelievable. She said the day they were allowed
to return after being evacuated, her aluminum pots were "brighter than
the day she bought them."
Talk about scary reactions.
Her cat had a litter of kittens shortly after the spill, they all died.


Supposedly, the chemical was Hydrocloric Acid, as it rained during the
Chlorine spill.

I hope someone might suggest what I might say to her?

Thanks,

Barbra Brady
Curator
Art Museum of Missoula