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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Tonya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">As requested some thoughts - I do not think paper products are outdated, indeed far from it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">However if you are thinking of making a change from card to plastic then you will need to compare the composition and properties of the both plastic and paper/card. If you wish to prevent mould then I suggest
you do not place collection items in plastic lidded boxes as that will increase the likelihood of your objects becoming mouldy. If your objects are stored in card boxes and becoming mouldy then you need to make a thorough environmental survey of the building
and services (RH and T) housing your collections.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There are many reasons for using archival quality paper products not least the life of the box and buffering properties of the card. A good archival box will last a least 100 years. How long will the plastic
box last before becoming brittle. Will the composition of the plastic box endanger the object?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Gill Comerford<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> Nhcoll-l
[mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tonya.Haff@csiro.au<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 06 August 2018 01:20<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Archival paper vs plastic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Hello all (again),<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">I have a question regarding the use of archival cardboard boxes vs plastic boxes for housing small plant and animal specimens. Do you all have thoughts or advice about which is preferred for long – term storage? I personally
gravitate towards archival paper products, but realise this might be a bit outdated, given that there are archival plastics that may be better in terms of not providing food for moulds, etc. Thoughts appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Tonya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">---------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Dr Tonya Haff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Australian National Wildlife Collection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Canberra, Australia
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Phone: (+61) 02 62421566<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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