Eric, in Europe we know about the WARM AIR TREATMENT with controlled humidity over 20 years with the two companies „Thermo Lignum“ and „IRT-Lippstadt“ from Germany and England.
They are using WARM AIR in different Museums and Historic Houses with mobile and stationary chambers. You could treat different types of materials like wood or textiles, if they are thermo-stabile. But there are also limits like Modern Art, with different „mixed“ materials and unknown colors. Damages could happen, if you don‘t have enough experience and the right technology. You will find some literature at the Proccedings of the Pest Odyssee Conference in London 2001 and 2011. Regards Stephan Stephan Biebl Expert for IPM and Wood Preservation Ingenieurbüro für Holzschutz 83671 Benediktbeuern GERMANY www.holzwurmfluesterer.de<http://www.holzwurmfluesterer.de> Am 26.10.2018 um 18:39 schrieb Breitung, Eric <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>: Does anyone on the list have experience using heat treatments for pest eradication on or near art? Have you controlled the humidity during the process? Have you used the Thermo Lignum system? I work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and we are considering our options for the design of a freezer system for treating art. We are debating having heat treatment as a 2nd option and would like to hear from anyone with experience using heat to treat art or even non-art, like pallets and crates. I’ve seen the information that is available on museumpests.net<http://museumpests.net> already, so no need to reiterate the potential risks to art, speed of the process, or literature covering temperatures and durations needed. I’m interested in hearing about your experience with the process, whether humidity was controlled, what temperatures you tend to use, whether damage was observed, and whether the treatments were successful in extinguishing all phases of life. Essentially, if you would be willing to discuss your process and experience with me or the group, I would be grateful. Thank you kindly, Eric Breitung -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BLUPR05MB78605FBB2E9D3D80AA1943BE3F00%40BLUPR05MB786.namprd05.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/BLUPR05MB78605FBB2E9D3D80AA1943BE3F00%40BLUPR05MB786.namprd05.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Museumpests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/pestlist. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/3E20E242-D8C0-487C-8613-05DC51AF7EC5%40holzwurmfluesterer.de. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
