[Nhcoll-l] Information on polystyrene offgassing

[Callomon,Paul]

Folks,

Following lots of helpful advice from the list, I'm in search of any published report(s) on offgassing and/or outgassing in the polystyrene used to make clear plastic boxes by firms such as Althor. R. S. Williams's summary of plastics in Elkin & Norris (Preventive Conservation: Collection Storage) does not address this, but I have heard informally that polystyrene "offgasses peroxides and plasticizers". If you know of any source for this, please pass it on to me and the list!

Thanks,

Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates
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