AbstractIt has long been established that wood emits volatile organic compounds that can be harmful to museum collections. An online survey was conducted to assess whether museums still used wood and composite wood inside showcases and, should this be the case, what strategies they employed to reduce the risk posed by the emissions from these materials. The survey found that the vast majority of the institutions that took part (69 out of 83) used wood or composite wood inside their showcases. Half of these institutions (34 out of 69) applied liquid coatings to those wooden components in an attempt to reduce emissions, and many of those institutions (23 out of 34) followed this approach for long-term displays despite the fact that research in the 1990s showed liquid coatings only reduce emissions for a few months, at the most. Several institutions (31 out of 69) used barrier films to seal wood and composite wood, but the integrity of the seal was sometimes compromised by stapling fabrics over the barrier f...

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在陈列柜中使用木质产品：对当前做法的洞察

摘要长期以来，人们一直认为木材会散发出对博物馆藏品有害的挥发性有机化合物。进行了一项在线调查，以评估博物馆是否仍在展柜内使用木材和复合木材，以及在这种情况下，博物馆采用了哪些策略来减少这些材料的排放所带来的风险。调查发现，参加活动的绝大多数机构（83家中的69家）在其展示柜内使用了木材或复合木材。这些机构中的一半（69家中的34家）试图将液态涂料涂在这些木制部件上，以减少排放，尽管这些机构中有很多研究机构（34家中的23家）仍采用这种方法进行了长期展示。 1990年代显示，液态涂料最多只能减少几个月的排放。