[Nhcoll-l] Vault - off gassing

[Heidi Fourie]

The museum (DNMNH) have a fire-proof vault that houses one of the
palaeontology collections. The section recently purchased custom-made wooden
cabinets. These have drawers and shelves with glass doors. The material used
is super wood that has been varnished. The vault does not have a ventilation
system and the collection manager has noticed that during the times that the
door is closed an odour builds up. Once the door has been opened for a while
and the room ventilated with a fan, the smell disappears. The off-gassing
caused some eye irritation and the question is, is it bad for one's health,
is the smell from the varnish used on the cabinets and what is the solution?
Will the gas reacts with the Paraloid or Glyptal?

 

Thanks in advance, kind regards. 

 

Dr H. Fourie

Karoo Palaeontology Section

Department of Vertebrates

Ditsong: National Museum of Natural History

012 0000040

 

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