“The MediaLab of the University of Udine becomes the second facility involved in the SAFE research group’s environemntal monitoring project, which is being carried out in collaboration with Tecno-El.
In addition to environmental monitoring, on a selected sample of films the development of ‘vinegar syndrome’ will also be assessed, a degradation process affecting cellulose acetate film stock.
The aim of this intervention is to monitor the environmental conservation conditions of each storage site, taking into account the structural specificities of each location during the reference period, in order to identify potential actions to improve the state of preservation and to produce useful guidelines for other archives in the sector.”