Environment & Disaster Preparedness

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This section of the site is currently being updated with resources for you to refer to. The site is updated periodically. For urgent or specific inquiries, please contact the roving archivist!

Climate Control

Temperature and Humidity

Temperature and Relative Humidity (RH)

Temperature, Relative Humidity, Light, and Air Quality: Basic Guidelines for Preservation

Disaster Preparedness

Developing a Disaster Preparedness/ Emergency Response Plan

NPS Museum Handbook

Created by the National Parks Service, Conserve O Grams are leaflets which offer practical guidance on the care of collections ranging in topics from photographs to disaster preparedness. For further information and topics, please use this link.

Agents of Deterioration

Using a Psychrometer to Measure Relative Humidity

Calibration Of Hygrometers And Hygrothermographs

Comparing Temperature and Relative Humidity Dataloggers for Museum Monitoring

Mold: Prevention Of Growth In Museum Collections

Volcanic Ash: Cleaning Museum Objects

An Insect Pest Control Procedure: The Freezing Process

Monitoring Insect Pests With Sticky Traps

Controlling Insect Pests: Alternatives To Pesticides

Anoxic Microenvironments: A Treatment For Pest Control

Choosing UV-Filtering Window Films

Identifying Museum Insect Pest Damage

Identifying Mouse and Rat Damage in Museum Collections

Disaster Response and Recovery

Health And Safety Hazards Arising From Floods

An Emergency Cart For Salvaging Water-Damaged Objects

Salvage Of Water-Damaged Collections: Salvage At A Glance

Salvage At A Glance, Part I: Paper Based Collections

Salvage At A Glance, Part II: Non-Paper Based Archival Collections

Salvage At A Glance Part III: Object Collections

Salvage At A Glance Part IV: Natural History Collections

Salvage At A Glance Part V: Textiles

Be Prepared: Develop a Museum Emergency Operations Plan

Museum Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency Telephone List

Museum Staff Emergency Procedures: A Sample Emergency “Flip Chart”

A Custom Restraint to Mitigate Against Damage to Museum Objects Due to Seismic Activity

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