Inert gases in the control of museum insect pests /
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| Language: | Inglés |
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[Marina del Rey, California] :
Getty Conservation Institute,
1998.
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| Series: | Research in conservation
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Table of Contents:
- Cap. 1.Mechanisms of insect mortality: Desiccation ; Anoxia at high humidities
- cap. 2.Anoxia as a conservation procedure
- cap. 3.Methods and materials
- cap. 4.Operational problems and practices: Humidification ; Argon versus nitrogen ; Monitors ; Temperature sensors ; Leak detectors ; Monitoring life signs ; Safe use of nontoxic fumigants
- cap. 5.Anoxia treatment in barrier-film bags
- cap. 6.Anoxia treatment in a dynamic mode
- cap. 7.Reusable anoxia systems
- cap. 8.Fumigation with carbon dioxide.