Arsenic does not lose its toxicity over time and is today one of the major work environment risks where collections are handled in museums and magazines.
Therefore, a conservator was contacted who has now digitized, processed and isolated the fragments by, among other things, sewing them into age-resistant plastic pockets.
- They wanted to decorate the book covers and painted them green.
The green color probably contains arsenic, says paper conservator Fanny Stenback.
See when the historical and toxic fragments are secured.