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Re: Acid Free Paper Claim



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>A photocopy paper vendor is offering general stock paper it claims is
>acid free. They have a note from the supplier, Weyerhaeuser, which
>claims:

I learned in a preservation class a few years ago that because of changes in the paper manufacturing industry, mostly to comply with clean water requirements, all printing paper is now alkaline. I've tested many batches with a pH testing pen and so far they all have been ok.



Christine Crawford-Oppenheimer
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The Culinary Institute of America
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