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Re: odors coming from Audio and video collections



You might be experiencing "vinegar syndrome."  I suspect the humidity in the
room is high if it is close to a pool and that would promote it.

Glenda B. Stevens
Senior Archivist
Texas Christian University
Box 298400
Fort Worth, TX 76129
e-mail: g.stevens@tcu.edu
phone: (817) 257-7595
fax: (817) 257-7282

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Dishon [SMTP:rdishon@LAGCC.CUNY.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 12:17 PM
> To:   ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject:      odors coming from Audio and video collections
>
> Dear Listservers,
>
> My question today concerns a rather peculiar odor that i have in one of my
> storage rooms.  Initially because of the rooms proximity to the pool here
> at the college it was thought that the odor was of cholrine, however, that
> now appears not to be the case.  This room contains both my audio and
> video collections and a large collection of artifacts of various shapes
> sizes and materials.  My theory is that what ever is producing the odor
> would need to be a large source as the room is large.  So i am wondering
> if my video and audio collections arent off gasing.  Has anyone else had a
> similiar situation or have experienced odors in their  AV storage areas.
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Rob Dishon
> Archivist
> LaGuardia & Wagner Archives
>
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