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Course
Materials
Disaster Prevention & Emergency Planning
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Cleaning Moldy or
Dirty Materials |
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Dry all moldy materials before cleaning or removing mold
or dirt. |
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illustrations of procedure |
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1) Hold book shut at front edge |
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2) Vacuum mold or dirt off |
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Top edge of book move from spine to edge |
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Bottom edge from spine to edge. |
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Front edge from top to bottom |
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3) Vacuum off |
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Front cover |
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Back cover. |
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Spine |
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4) Open front cover |
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Vacuum off inner edge near fold (hinge area) |
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5) Open back cover |
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Vacuum off inner edge near fold (hinge area |
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6) Repeat process using "dry chemical sponge" |
DRY CHEMICAL SPONGES are made of pure latex or
rubber sponge not cellulose. DO NOT get sponge wet. |
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DO NOT use any liquid to eliminate mold, it will cause mold
to grow again |
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DO NOT put wet materials into sealed containers, boxes or plastic.
This will encourage mold growth! |
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Follow up for
mold |
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Look through book and make certain no mold remains |
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Put in stable, dry environment |
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Monitor for reappearance of mold |
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Return to original location after the environment is stable and the rH
is back to 45%- 60% +/- 2%. These materials are very susceptible to mold |
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Monitor previously infected areas throughout
seasonal changes to determine that mold has been arrested |
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Moldy materials that cannot be treated immediately
should be frozen. Freezing mold does not kill or eradicate it, but
merely stops mold growth |
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