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Recuperação de um acervo: uso da Radiação Gama (Cobalto 60) na descontaminação de objetos do acervo do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros - USP

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: The Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (IEB) from the University of São Paulo received the charge from São Paulo's Federal Justice to take care of part of the collection from Banco Santos that was severely attacked by insects and micro-organisms (moulds) when stored in a warehouse that was flooded by intense rainfall. A chemical treatment to eliminate the biodeteriorating agents was tried but it was not effective. As the heap has a large amount of Xylograph wood dye, printings and manuscripts from cordel literature an urgent way to treat was searched and after the study and previous experience on wood irradiation process it was decided to submit promptly the heap to gamma irradiation. After the treatment the peaces were restored by IEB staff and now is being part of IEB collection and available for the scientific research community.

Source: Revista do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros

DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-901x.v0i46p285-292

Authors: Paulo Roberto Rela, Fátima Faria Gomes, Lúcia Elena Thomé, Yasko Kodama

Institutions: Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares, National Nuclear Energy Commission

Language: Portuguese

Topic: Conservation Techniques and Studies

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1986587751

FWCI: 7.089

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