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Microbial control in archives, libraries and museums by ventilation systems

Publicated to:Restaurator-International Journal For The Preservation Of Library And Archival Material. 19 (2): 85-107 - 1998-01-01 19(2), DOI: 10.1515/rest.1998.19.2.85

Authors: Valentin, N; Garcia, R; De Luis, O; Maekawa, S;

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CSIC - Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB) - Author

Abstract

Many archive, library and museum in hot and humid regions of the world constitute microenvironments in the building that are conducive to the growth of micro-organisms, on their collections. Conservators have often dealt with the problem through an extensive disinfection and cleaning of the collections which use harsh and toxic chemicals. Consequently, it became necessary to search for a safe, effective and locally sustainable solution for the problem. It is commonly considered that high relative humidity environments are the main factor for activity of micro-organisms on collections. However, ventilation has been proved to moderate the biodeterioration even when the objects contained high enough moisture for microbial activity. In the present work the efficacy of ventilation to arrest microbial growth and reduce activity in both contaminated air and historic objects has been investigated. Laboratory experiments were carried out using a 500-liter environmental chamber to simulate contaminated rooms in buildings. Specific ventilation requirements to control fungal and bacterial activities in the air and paper samples have been established. These constitute a safe, reliable, and low cost control method for fungal and bacterial contamination of historic objects. In addition, ventilation is an appropriate alternative to air conditioning for those buildings located in humid regions. Most importantly, it avoids the use of chemical disinfecting treatments.

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Sustainable cities and communities

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Restaurator-International Journal For The Preservation Of Library And Archival Material due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 1998, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category . Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Information Science & Library Science.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-08-20:

  • Open Alex: 31
  • WoS: 16
  • Scopus: 22

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-20:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 15 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, with a probability of 44% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Luis Jiménez, Oscar de.