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I checked the Museum-L Listserv archives and online, and it seems the best ways to remove mothball odor are (a) airing out the items, with exposure to heat and strong air circulation to draw the odor out of the items; or (b) storing the items in a sealed container with absorbent materials, like kitty litter, baking soda, or activated charcoal, and replacing the absorbent materials as needed until the odor is gone. The residue will still be there. Marc Williams of the American Conservation Consortium posts at the Museum-L Listserv, and is knowledgeable of mothball mitigation. Thank you, Michael R . On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 10:28 AM, Cara Kuball <ckub...@mfa.org> wrote: > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Hello all, > > > > I am looking for recommendations of literature about the safe removal of > mothball residue and scent (I do not have any information about the exact > chemical or product used; I am simply faced with some artifacts with VERY > strong scent of mothballs). All I can gather is that PPE and fume hood will > be required for work on the objects, but I am wondering in particular if > there is a way to significantly reduce—or remove, ideally—the scent and > residue so that objects are safe to display in public areas and with other > art objects. > > > > Please reply with any suggestions you might have! > > Thank you kindly. > > > > Best, > > Cara > > > > -- > > *Cara Kuball* > Collections Manager for Preventive Conservation > Museum of Fine Arts, Boston > ckub...@mfa.org | 617-369-3953 > http://www.mfa.org/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
