11414
Accession Number
3825
Title Of Article Chaper
Some observations of foxing at the British Museum Research Laboratory
Title Of Journal Book
International Biodeterioration Bulletin
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
31-33
Collation
biblio.
Publisher City
(S.l.)
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Chemical spot tests and UV examination of foxed paper and cotton suggests that the prime cause of foxing is biological, the organisms being narrowly restricted in physical requirements for growth, growing slowly at 75% RH on pure cellulose with glue present, and hence not easily isolated by normal laboratory methods.
Keywords
FUNGI DAMAGE--PAPER
pub_id
11414