Hi Lisa, Vehicles will contain any number of fluids that you will want to consider for health and human safety reasons prior to accessioning and pest treatment. Oil, gas, anti-freeze, and elements that contain asbestos will be present, even in vehicles that have sat outside for extended periods. A couple of articles that provide a good background: https://www.nps.gov/museum/publications/conserveogram/10-03.pdf https://www.thehenryford.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/the-henry-ford-motorized-vehicles-conservation.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Good Luck! Tara Hornung --------------------- Tara Hornung Principal I Conservator Artifact Conservation Services 720.254.9991 On Monday, May 16, 2022 at 4:54:37 PM UTC-6 lisa....@brooklynmuseum.org wrote: > I have a delicate situation that I’m grappling with and I wonder if this > list serve could help. > > > > We are potentially receiving a large art object (vehicular) that has been > outside for 10 years. > > > > Various parties are concerned about pests and discussions of fumigation, > heat treatment, etc have started. > > > > I have gotten the current owners to place blunder traps to see what we > catch. > > > > Does anyone know where I can get confirmation on NY State laws regarding > fumigation with poison. Heat treatment has been suggested and I’m > concerned about the mixed media components of the work. What are people’s > experiences with heat? > > > > Sorry I can’t give more details. Feel free to contact me off line. > Thanks! > > > > *Lisa Bruno* > Carol Lee Shen Chief Conservator > Brooklyn Museum > 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 > P 718-501-6562 <(718)%20501-6562> > > brooklynmuseum.org <https://www.brooklynmuseum.org> > Exhibitions <https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions> | Membership > <https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/support/join/membership> | Shop > <https://shop.brooklynmuseum.org> | Follow @brooklynmuseum > > -- 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/932a8f18-25f5-48e3-8240-aa583327c27bn%40googlegroups.com.
