Camuffo, D and Brimblecombe, P and Van Grieken, R and Busse, H J and Sturaro, G and Valentino, A and Bernardi, A and Blades, N and Shooter, D and De Bock, L and Gysels, K and Wieser, M and Kim, O (1999) Indoor air quality at the Correr Museum, Venice, Italy. The Science of The Total Environment, 236 (1-3). pp. 135-152. ISSN 00489697
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Two multidisciplinary field surveys, one in winter and the other in summer have monitored the indoor microclimate, air pollution, deposition and origin of the suspended particulate matter and microorganisms of the Correr Museum, Venice. In addition, this study was focused to identify the problems caused by the heating and air conditioning system (HAC) and the effects due to the presence of carpets. Heating and air conditioning systems (HACs), when chiefly designed for human welfare, are not suitable for conservation and can cause dangerous temperature and humidity fluctuations. Improvements at the Correr Museum have been achieved with the assistance of environmental monitoring. The carpet has a negative influence as it retains particles and bacteria which are resuspended each time people walk on it. The indoor/outdoor pollutants ratio is greater in the summertime, when doors and windows are more frequently open to allow for better ventilation, illustrating that this ratio is mainly governed by the free exchange of the air masses. The chemical composition, size and origin of the suspended particulate matter have been identified, as well as the bacteria potentially dangerous to the paintings. Some general suggestions for improving indoor air quality are reported in the conclusions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Museum; Indoor air quality; Microclimate; Air pollution; Biological contamination; Guidelines |
| Subjects: | English > Damage functions > Chemical damage |
| Depositing User: | Anna Samuelsson |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2008 15:36 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Mar 2017 13:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.sparaochbevara.se/id/eprint/51 |
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