The following documents were created by members of the Integrated Pest Management Working Group – Treatment committee to assist institutions in deciding which remedial treatments may be appropriate for their collections. The documents give a brief description of treatment and discuss what collections materials can be treated in this way, general procedures, pros and cons of treatment and touches on supplies needed, additional resources and health and safety concerns.
Fact Sheets
Low Temperature Treatment
Oxygen Scavenger Fact Sheet
Nitrogen/Argon Gas Treatment
Carbon Dioxide Data Fact Sheet
Heat Treatment Fact Sheet (in progress)
Fumigation Treatment Fact Sheet (in progress)
Chemical Treatment Fact Sheet (in progress)
Isolation/Bagging Fact Sheet
Treatment Case Studies
Case Study - Low Temperature Treatments at the National Museum of the American Indian
Case Study – Carbon Dioxide Treatments at Historic New England-SPNEA