Collections conservation practices and possibilities of contamination by hazardous pesticides : towards a non-pesticide approach of conserving organic collections at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.advisor O'Connell, Siona
dc.contributor.coadvisor Loubser, Maggi
dc.contributor.postgraduate Chiwara, Davison
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-08T09:08:55Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-08T09:08:55Z
dc.date.created 2023-04
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.description Thesis (PhD (Heritage and Museum Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2022. en_US
dc.description.abstract The thesis focused on the investigation of pesticide contaminants on organic collections at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. Data collection methods used included XRF spectrometry, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Desktop Survey and interviews. Research findings indicated that the collections at the museum are contaminated with toxic pesticides from historical and current pest control measures used in the museum. The contaminants included heavy metal and organic pesticides. en_US
dc.description.availability Unrestricted en_US
dc.description.degree PhD (Heritage and Museum Studies) en_US
dc.description.department Tangible Heritage Conservation en_US
dc.description.sponsorship University of Pretoria, Department of Research and Innovation. en_US
dc.identifier.citation *Chiwara, D. 2022.,Collections conservation practices and possibilities of contamination by hazardous pesticides: Towards a non-pesticide approach of conserving organic collections at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria. en_US
dc.identifier.doi * en_US
dc.identifier.other A2023
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/89320
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.rights © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.subject Collections conservation en_US
dc.subject Repatriation en_US
dc.subject Hazardous pesticides en_US
dc.subject Pesticide contamination en_US
dc.subject Safety protocols en_US
dc.title Collections conservation practices and possibilities of contamination by hazardous pesticides : towards a non-pesticide approach of conserving organic collections at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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