I wouldn't advise it *Alex Roach* *Director* Modified Atmospheres *M:* 0414 663 472 ABN: 66 164 577 557
On Wed, 5 May 2021 at 15:18, 'Jessie Gray' via MuseumPests < pestlist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Hello there, > > > > My institute will soon be acquiring an artwork consisting of six painted > eucalyptus tree trunks (hollow). We are looking into heat treatment as a > pest eradication method as our anoxic chamber is out of commission, and I > would love to get your advice/experiences as I haven’t undertaken a heat > treatment before. We would be using a contractor with a humidity controlled > heat chamber and can choose the temperature and humidity settings, as well > as length of time for the treatment. > > > > Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated, particularly around > treatment details, i.e. length of time to get material core up to > temperature, how long to keep material at temperature, and length of cool > down period. > > > > Thank you! > > > > Best, > > Jessica > > Jessica Gray > Conservation Laboratory Technical Officer > Strategic Collections > *(She/Her)* > > MAAS acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the Traditional > Owners and Custodians of the land and gives respect to the Elders – past > and present – and through them to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander > peoples. > > > > Jessie Gray > Conservation Laboratory Technical Officer > Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences > 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW 2007 Australia > MAAS acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the Traditional > Owners and Custodians of the land and gives respect to the Elders – past > and present – and through them to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander > peoples. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SYYP282MB1103D9251A3CCDC5AF218966FC599%40SYYP282MB1103.AUSP282.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/SYYP282MB1103D9251A3CCDC5AF218966FC599%40SYYP282MB1103.AUSP282.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAOt7HWDLhKa2T5yF5zj%3Dt%2BBaB%3Dp9VCfHx5-v%3Dgi4ZSmQvOffDQ%40mail.gmail.com.
