[Milsurplus] Saving Paper from Mold

[John Hutchins]

David -

John is correct I forgot  that part!  I did that also for 1 month with 
an inquisitive eyebrow or two from my better half.  I did that first. 

The broken up chlorine tablets were to help bleach the  mold.

Later
Hutch

J. Forster wrote:
> I talked to a friend about this issue a year or two ago. She is an
> archival librarian at a major university in Boston. She said they put the
> documents in a freezer for a month or so and that kills the mold.
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> FWIW,
> -John
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>> The roof leaked.  Some irreplaceable books and papers got wet, then
>> molded.
>> I've dried them completely and brushed away all the mold a fine brush can
>> remove.
>> While some pages were lost beyond recovery, most are still readable.
>> I'm scanning the recoverable materials into digital form so they won't be
>> lost.
>> The dry originals I intend to seal in plastic, moisture-proof bags.
>> This is only delaying the inevitable; without some kind of treatment,
>> even in a dry environment, the mold will eventually destroy them.
>> Is there anything -dry- I can put in the bags that will either kill the
>> residual mold,
>> or prevent it from further growth?  Barring that- anyone know someone
>> with a little Co-balt  60 who can irradiate them ;-) ?
>> Thanks.
>> Dave S.
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