An environmental assessment of biodeterioration in document repositories

Experiments were designed (1) to investigate the bioadhesion, biofilm formation, foxing, and micropitting in documentary collections, (2) to assess the risk of biodeterioration, (3) to investigate the environmental microbial concentration, and (4) to study the influence of environmental factors in b...

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Published in:Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2014, Vol.30 (5), p.561-569
Main Authors: Lavin, P., Gómez de Saravia, S.G., Guiamet, P.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Microbiology
Archives
Bacillus - genetics
Bacillus - isolation & purification
Bacillus - physiology
Bacterial Adhesion
bioadhesion
Biofilms
Biofouling
Collection
Colony Count, Microbial
documentary heritage
Ecological risk assessment
environmental air quality
Environmental assessment
Environmental Monitoring
foxing
Fungi
Microorganisms
micropitting
Repositories
Risk assessment
Scopulariopsis - genetics
Scopulariopsis - isolation & purification
Scopulariopsis - physiology
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Summary:Experiments were designed (1) to investigate the bioadhesion, biofilm formation, foxing, and micropitting in documentary collections, (2) to assess the risk of biodeterioration, (3) to investigate the environmental microbial concentration, and (4) to study the influence of environmental factors in biodeterioration of documentary heritage in three archives. The importance of this work in the field of biodeterioration of documentary heritage was verified by bioadhesion and biofilm formation by microorganisms isolated from the collections under study. Bacillus sp. and Scopulariopsis sp. isolated from paper books showed considerable evidence of attacking the paper structure and of pigment production, constituting a hazard to the loss of documentary heritage.
ISSN:0892-7014
1029-2454
DOI:10.1080/08927014.2014.897334