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<P>The Northeast Document Conservation Center and the American Institute for
Conservation offers these tips for minimizing damage to waterlogged paper:</P>
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<LI>Secure a clean, dry environment where the temperature and humidity are as
low as possible. The temperature must be below 70 degrees and the humidity below
50 percent or mold probably will develop and distortion will be
extreme.<BR></LI>
<LI>Freeze wet books, documents, or photographs that cannot be air-dried within
two days to inhibit mold growth.<BR></LI>
<LI>Keep the air moving at all times using fans in the drying area. This will
accelerate the drying process and discourage the growth of mold. If materials
are dried outside, remember that prolonged exposure to direct sunlight may fade
inks and accelerate the aging of paper. Train fans into the air and away from
the drying records.<BR></LI>
<LI>Lay single leaves out on tables, floors and other flat surfaces, protected
if necessary by paper towels or clean, unprinted newsprint. Clotheslines may be
strung close together and records laid across them for drying.<BR></LI>
<LI>Use clean and absorbent blotting material for air drying. Options include
blotter paper, unprinted newsprint paper, paper towels, rags, mattress pads,
etc. Screening material (such as window screens) well supported and stacked with
space between them provide an excellent compact drying surface.<BR></LI>
<LI>Separate records from one another if they are printed on coated paper to
prevent them from sticking. Place a piece of polyester film on the stack of
records. Rub it gently down on the top sheet. Then slowly lift the film while
peeling off the top sheet.<BR></LI>
<LI>Hang the polyester film up to dry on a clothesline using clothespins. As a
document dries, it will separate from the surface of the film, so it must be
monitored carefully. Before it falls, remove it, and allow it to finish drying
on a flat surface.<BR></LI>
<LI>Store records in clean folders and boxes once they are dry or they may be
photocopied or reformatted in other ways. Dried records always will occupy more
space than ones that have never been water damaged.<BR></LI>
<LI>Place absorbent material between the text block and the front and back
covers for books. If time and supplies allow, the blotting material should be
placed intermittently throughout the text as well. Fan volumes open, and stand
them on edge with the blotting paper extending beyond the edges of the book.
Replace this paper as it becomes soaked and invert the volume each time to
ensure even drying. </LI></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- TOPIX RELATED ARTICLES --><!-- SOURCE CALL TO SET JAVASCRIPT VARIABLES --><!-- Get Related Links from Topix -->
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