In recent times has emerged a particular focus on the study of methods and techniques of investigation and prevention of biological risk in the area of cultural properties. The importance of preventing biological risk in cultural heritage has been laid out by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage in the Atto di indirizzo sui criteri tecnico-scientifici e sugli standard di funzionamento e sviluppo dei musei (Guidelines on technical and scientific criteria, and operating and development standards for museums). Assessing biological risks is particularly important since indoor pollution may cause diseases and discomfort to operators and fruitors. The Italian act Decreto legislativo n. 81/2008 prescribes that risk assessments for biological agents be carried out in all work environments, including those related with the conservation and restoration of cultural property. At present there is no reference standards that indicate the threshold limit values for exposure to microorganisms, are available only guidelines concerning the limits of biological aerosol concentration issued by some American health organizations and governmental organs. So far various methods are used for the assessment of biological pollution of the indoor environment in cultural heritage area and still is not available standard methodology. This article describes an integrated system for biological environment monitoring for museums, libraries and archives, developed as a contribution toward the definition of a model standard of methodologies for assessing the biological quality of cultural heritage environments.

An integrated approach to the preventive conservation of cultural heritage: indoor biological environmental monitoring / Cesira Pasquarella; Giovanna Pasquariello; Carla Balocco; Elisa Saccani; Manuela Ugolotti; Oriana Maggi; Roberto Albertini. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 5-12. (Intervento presentato al convegno Conference Built Heritage 2013 Monitoring Conservation Management tenutosi a Milano nel 18-20 Novembre).

An integrated approach to the preventive conservation of cultural heritage: indoor biological environmental monitoring

BALOCCO, CARLA
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2013

Abstract

In recent times has emerged a particular focus on the study of methods and techniques of investigation and prevention of biological risk in the area of cultural properties. The importance of preventing biological risk in cultural heritage has been laid out by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage in the Atto di indirizzo sui criteri tecnico-scientifici e sugli standard di funzionamento e sviluppo dei musei (Guidelines on technical and scientific criteria, and operating and development standards for museums). Assessing biological risks is particularly important since indoor pollution may cause diseases and discomfort to operators and fruitors. The Italian act Decreto legislativo n. 81/2008 prescribes that risk assessments for biological agents be carried out in all work environments, including those related with the conservation and restoration of cultural property. At present there is no reference standards that indicate the threshold limit values for exposure to microorganisms, are available only guidelines concerning the limits of biological aerosol concentration issued by some American health organizations and governmental organs. So far various methods are used for the assessment of biological pollution of the indoor environment in cultural heritage area and still is not available standard methodology. This article describes an integrated system for biological environment monitoring for museums, libraries and archives, developed as a contribution toward the definition of a model standard of methodologies for assessing the biological quality of cultural heritage environments.
2013
Built Heritage 2013 Monitoring Conservation Management
Conference Built Heritage 2013 Monitoring Conservation Management
Milano
18-20 Novembre
Cesira Pasquarella; Giovanna Pasquariello; Carla Balocco; Elisa Saccani; Manuela Ugolotti; Oriana Maggi; Roberto Albertini
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