EN 16242:2012

Conservation of cultural heritage - Procedures and instruments for measuring humidity in the air and moisture exchanges between air and cultural property

Publication date:   Mar 19, 2013

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90.93 Standard confirmed   Nov 5, 2024

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CEN/TC 346 Conservation of Cultural Heritage

European Norm

97.195   Items of art and handicrafts. Cultural property and heritage

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This European Standard gives guidance and specifies procedures and instruments for the measurement of relative humidity (RH) in air, in outdoor or indoor environments. It indicates how RH can be directly measured or how it can be calculated from air temperature, wet-bulb temperature and dew-point temperature. This standard contains recommendations for accurate measurements of ambient conditions and moisture exchanges between air and cultural heritage objects. It is addressed to anyone in charge of environmental diagnosis, conservation or maintenance of buildings, collections or single objects.

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EN 16242:2012
90.93 Standard confirmed
Nov 5, 2024