Re: [pestlist] freezing damp wooden objects

(commonly about 23%MC) so there is no water in the cell lumens, nor are the cell walls fully saturated, which is why there is low risk of harm from a freezing `mechanism' (commonly imagined as the 10% ice formation expansion) to your material. Sincerely, Tom Strang Canadian Conservation Institute

Re: [pestlist] Freezer Trucks

. http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/caringfor-prendresoindes/articles/10agents/chap06-eng.aspx Cheers, Sincerely, Tom Strang Canadian Conservation Institute | Institut canadien de conservation Senior Conservation Scientist | Scientifique principal en conservation Institut Canadien de Conservation | Canadian

Re: [pestlist] Spraying cut flowers for installation in a museum

and you risk introducing gravid females to your collections. Sincerely, Tom Strang Canadian Conservation Institute | Institut canadien de conservation Senior Conservation Scientist | Scientifique principal en conservation Institut Canadien de Conservation | Canadian Conservation Institute Ottawa

Re: [pestlist] Wrapping infested objects for freezing -- why you don't need to shrink wrap

for the condensation. Play with adding organic matter. By 10 kg (5 pounds) per cubic meter of air volume (cubic yard) you will have reestablished significant control of the cavity moisture. That is still a pretty spacious bag given the common density of wood, paper etc. Sincerely, Tom Strang

Re: [pestlist] Wrapping infested objects for freezing

is reducing labour and wastage costs through adopting reusables to handle common sizes. Sincerely, Tom Strang Canadian Conservation Institute | Institut canadien de conservation Senior Conservation Scientist | Scientifique principal en conservation Institut Canadien de Conservation | Canadian Conservation

RE: [pestlist] freezing Japanese laquer

was carried out. Quite a different scenario to the dry and nominally intact samples used by Tanimura and Yamaguchi. Currently in Japan, urushi objects are likely to be treated by CAF (controlled atmosphere fumigation) methods, either low oxygen or CO2. Sincerely, Tom Strang Canadian Conservation