In the Library where I work we run a quarantine of 7 days, all these treatments that have been proposed so far are either ineffective or damaging (most of the time both). Also it would mean spending money that could go in more important issues. Quarantine is uncomfortable but effective and economical. I would not trust any of these vendors, UV-C are damaging to the objects and dangerous for people, even worse ozone, yet they keep trying to sell them to libraries without any evidence of their safety and effectiveness.
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It seems to me this machine belongs in a library as > part of a sci-fi story, not a treatment procedure... > But I am old and jaded and skeptical of everything these days, so maybe > get another opinion...! > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2020, 12:54 AM Jackson, Joseph <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> >> >> Maybe not appropriate for pests, but has anyone had any experience of >> using this sort of equipment to clean/sterilize books? 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