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Particulate matter distribution in selected Portuguese archives: a preliminary study

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dc.contributor.authorPinheiro, Ana Catarina
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Susana
dc.contributor.authorVeríssimo, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, João
dc.contributor.authorMacedo, Maria Filomena
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-16T18:23:23Z
dc.date.available2015-03-16T18:23:23Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractParticulate matter (PM) can have a significant impact on human health and on artifacts stored and kept inside museums and archives. To the author's knowledge, its immediate and/or longterm concentrations and distribution on Portuguese archives has never been determined. Four Portuguese archives (with and without HVAC/air filtration systems) were selected and the immediate concentration of airborne particulate matter was measured by active sampling. Indoor-outdoor ratios were also determined. International and national guidelines were used to ascertain the environment’s quality, both for the readers and staff and for the documents preserved in these institutions. Inside, PM2.5 ranged between 0.37μg/m3 and 27.61μg/m3, while PM10 ranged between 4.43μg/m3 and 285.52μg/m3. The lowest values were determined in storage rooms and the highest in reading rooms. In terms of human health, Portuguese guidelines for immediate PM10 concentration were not met in several locations. For conservation purposes, storage rooms were classified according to an original air quality grid. Air filtration systems proved valuable in maintaining a safe environment for our written heritage and the staff and readers that deal with it and care for it every day. This study constitutes the first snapshot of the particulate matter concentrations and distribution in Portuguese Archives.por
dc.identifier.citationPinheiro AC, Viegas C, Viegas S, Veríssimo C, Brandão J, Macedo MF. Particulate matter distribution in selected Portuguese archives: a preliminary study. Int J Conservation Sci. 2014;5(2):139-50.por
dc.identifier.issn2067-533X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/4382
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.ijcs.uaic.ro/public/IJCS-14-14-Pinheiro.pdfpor
dc.subjectArchivespor
dc.subjectConservationpor
dc.subjectDocumentspor
dc.subjectIndoor air qualitypor
dc.subjectParticulate matterpor
dc.subjectPortugalpor
dc.titleParticulate matter distribution in selected Portuguese archives: a preliminary studypor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage150por
oaire.citation.startPage139por
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Conservation Sciencepor
oaire.citation.volume5por
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