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Hello Cara, It'll depend on the items themselves but if you're just looking to remove or reduce the odour, could you place them in an enclosed environment with a container of activated charcoal or baking soda? You may need to do something a bit more intensive at which point a conservator may need to come in but it's worth a try. William Shepherd Collections Officer Swift Current Museum 44 Robert Street West Swift Current, Saskatchewan S9H 4M9 Phone: 306-778-4815 Fax: 306-778-4818 From: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of Cara Kuball Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:29 AM To: pestlist@museumpests.net Subject: [pestlist] mothballs This is a message from the Museumpests.net List. To post to this list send it as an email to pestlist@museumpests.net<mailto:pestlist@museumpests.net> To unsubscribe look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- Hello all, I am looking for recommendations of literature about the safe removal of mothball residue and scent (I do not have any information about the exact chemical or product used; I am simply faced with some artifacts with VERY strong scent of mothballs). All I can gather is that PPE and fume hood will be required for work on the objects, but I am wondering in particular if there is a way to significantly reduce-or remove, ideally-the scent and residue so that objects are safe to display in public areas and with other art objects. Please reply with any suggestions you might have! Thank you kindly. Best, Cara -- Cara Kuball Collections Manager for Preventive Conservation Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ckub...@mfa.org<mailto:ckub...@mfa.org> | 617-369-3953 http://www.mfa.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net<mailto:imail...@museumpests.net> and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com<mailto:l...@zaks.com> ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com