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
| dc.contributor.advisor | O'Connell, Siona | |
| dc.contributor.coadvisor | Loubser, Maggi | |
| dc.contributor.email | u19214686@tuks.co.za | en_US |
| 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 |