Japanese Museum Proposes 'Green' Preservation.(National Museum of Ethnology)(Brief Article)

From: Ozone Depletion Network Online Today | Date: November 12, 2002 | Copyright information

Osaka, Japan-based National Museum of Ethnology assistant researcher Shingo Hidaka recently announced plans to present his findings that carbon dioxide (CO2) can serve as a substitute for the ozone-depleting chemical methyl bromide in helping to preserve works of art.

According to Hidaka, museum researchers have been evaluating replacements for the commonly used art preservative methyl bromide in an effort to comply with the Montreal Protocol's ban on the use of ozone-...

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