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Innovative Tool Detects Toxic Pigments in Historic Books

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Source: BBC
Innovative Tool Detects Toxic Pigments in Historic Books
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Victorian-era books with green covers made using toxic arsenic-based pigments pose health risks, prompting researchers at the University of St Andrews to develop a portable, non-destructive testing device to identify and safely manage these potentially hazardous books, ensuring access while protecting health.

Topics:top-newshistory-science-libraries#arsenic-green#book-preservation#history-science-libraries#library-safety#spectrometer-technology#toxic-books
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  1. If books could kill: The poison legacy lurking in libraries  BBC
  2. Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews  The Guardian
  3. How Poisonous Books Are Being Detected  Fine Books Magazine
  4. New tool to identify toxic pigments in historic books  Phys.org

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