For the past six years the conservation and collection management departments at Museums Victoria have been conducting a major survey to determine the type and extent of hazardous substances in the collections to better inform safe handling and storage practices. This paper focuses on mercury compounds in the collection, including mercury chloride applied as a pesticide, mercury sulfide pigments, liquid mercury used in scientific equipment, and mineral specimens such as native mercury and cinnabar. All these compounds can release volatile mercury vapour into storage furniture and have the potential to contaminate both the cabinet and other specimens stored nearby. Although previous testing had confirmed that the air in storage rooms and w...
A previous preliminary pilot study indicated that concentrations of mercury in crematoria soils migh...
The National Museum of Wales (NMW), houses c.250,000 higher plant specimens, with material dating ba...
Abstract Mercury [Hg] emissions from old plant collections treated with mercuric chloride (HgCl2) ma...
The National Rock and Ore Collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural His...
One of the most previous conservation treatments for plant specimen in herbarium collections was mer...
Teachers and students who are involved in activities involving liquid mercury should be aware of pot...
Chemical compounds such as arsenic, mercury and organochlorine pesticides have been extensively used...
Thesis by publication.Includes bibliographical references.Chapter 1. Opening remarks -- Chapter 2. O...
The National Museum of Wales houses c.250,000 higher plant specimens, with material dating back to t...
Until now, there is limited information about mercury exposures inside solid waste incineration plan...
The rate of accumulation of mercury vapor in a closed room was determined as a function of surface a...
We carried out a study on the contamination of the mammal and bird collection of the Natural History...
The 2008 EU regulation which prohibits conventional incandescent light bulbs is to be implemented in...
There is a tremendous need for the determination of a highly selective and specific method for the c...
The results of this study showed that mercury vaporization patterns were not re-lated directly to sp...
A previous preliminary pilot study indicated that concentrations of mercury in crematoria soils migh...
The National Museum of Wales (NMW), houses c.250,000 higher plant specimens, with material dating ba...
Abstract Mercury [Hg] emissions from old plant collections treated with mercuric chloride (HgCl2) ma...
The National Rock and Ore Collection at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural His...
One of the most previous conservation treatments for plant specimen in herbarium collections was mer...
Teachers and students who are involved in activities involving liquid mercury should be aware of pot...
Chemical compounds such as arsenic, mercury and organochlorine pesticides have been extensively used...
Thesis by publication.Includes bibliographical references.Chapter 1. Opening remarks -- Chapter 2. O...
The National Museum of Wales houses c.250,000 higher plant specimens, with material dating back to t...
Until now, there is limited information about mercury exposures inside solid waste incineration plan...
The rate of accumulation of mercury vapor in a closed room was determined as a function of surface a...
We carried out a study on the contamination of the mammal and bird collection of the Natural History...
The 2008 EU regulation which prohibits conventional incandescent light bulbs is to be implemented in...
There is a tremendous need for the determination of a highly selective and specific method for the c...
The results of this study showed that mercury vaporization patterns were not re-lated directly to sp...
A previous preliminary pilot study indicated that concentrations of mercury in crematoria soils migh...
The National Museum of Wales (NMW), houses c.250,000 higher plant specimens, with material dating ba...
Abstract Mercury [Hg] emissions from old plant collections treated with mercuric chloride (HgCl2) ma...