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When the temperature is above 70 °F (21 °C) and the relative humidity is above 55 percent, mold begins to develop. [5] Collections kept in basements or environments with uncontrolled temperature and humidity are most likely to be impacted by a mold outbreak. [3] Mold is a dangerous library pest because of the damage it causes to the collections.
Humidity levels in an indoor environment need to be accounted for based upon season and temperature. If humidity levels do not agree with the time of the year and the temperature during seasons, mold infestation and deterioration of the building will occur due to moisture.
Mold allergies are present in a minority of the population that is genetically predisposed to mold, and usually this allergy is not life threatening. Black molds, or so called toxic molds, can ...
The effects of climate change on the water cycle have important negative effects on the availability of freshwater resources, as well as other water reservoirs such as oceans, ice sheets, the atmosphere and soil moisture. The water cycle is essential to life on Earth and plays a large role in the global climate system and ocean circulation.
Relative humidity, often expressed as a percentage, indicates a present state of absolute humidity relative to a maximum humidity given the same temperature. Specific humidity is the ratio of water vapor mass to total moist air parcel mass. Humidity plays an important role for surface life.
Water is one of the agents of deterioration. Its effects can be seen in these flood-damaged library books. The 'ten agents of deterioration' are a conceptual framework developed by the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) used to categorise the major causes of change, loss or damage to cultural heritage objects (such as collections held by galleries, libraries, archives and museums). [1]
The lower temperature causes water vapor to condense into tiny liquid water droplets which are heavier than the air, and which fall unless supported by an updraft. A huge concentration of these droplets over a large area in the atmosphere becomes visible as cloud , while condensation near ground level is referred to as fog .
Uneven distributions of increased temperatures and increased precipitation around the globe results in water surpluses and deficits, [27] but a global decrease in groundwater suggests a rise in sea level, even after meltwater and thermal expansion were accounted for, [28] which can provide a positive feedback to the problems sea-level rise ...