Indoor Climate Characterisation of the Quarantine Room of NTNU University Library |
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| Giulia Boccacci, Francesca Frasca, Chiara Bertolin, Claudio Chimenti, Erlend Lund, Tonje Dahlin Sæter, Anna Maria Siani |
- Abstract:
- Archives, museums, libraries can have quarantine rooms as storage areas in which incoming collections are temporarily housed (i.e., from 2 weeks to 40 days). The purpose of the quarantine period is to control the object’ state in case of appearance of signs suggesting ongoing chemical and biological alteration, before being placed in conservation or exhibition spaces. Inappropriate thermo-hygrometric conditions of such spaces could negatively affect the conservation state of organic materials commonly stored in archives. In this paper, the indoor climate characterisation of a quarantine room, located in Dora I, Trondheim (Norway) is performed over a multi-year period to highlight changes which may have led to a rise in insects catches within the same area. The outcomes of an entomological and microclimate analysis within the room shows that no significant year-to-year variations was experienced in the indoor hygrothermal behaviour, and the peak of insects catches happened in July and August 2022. Preventive strategies are finally formulated to help in detecting the potentially infested objects and in minimizing the possibility of biological proliferation on artifacts.
- Download:
- IMEKO-MetroArchaeo-2023-118.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.118
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 MetroArchaeo 2023
- Title:
IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Rome, ITALY
- Time:
- 19 October 2023 - 21 October 2023