%0 Journal Article %T MICRO-SPECTROSCOPY: A POWERFUL TOOL TO UNDERSTAND DETERIORATION %A David Thickett %A Boris Pretzel %J E-Preservation Science %D 2010 %I Morana RTD d.o.o. %X Identification of accretions on object surfaces is vital tounderstand their deterioration processes. The presenceof certain species can give a strong indication of thecause of that deterioration. T he increasing availabilityof high spatial resolution vibrational spectroscopyallows analysis of the ver y small scale accretions foundon certain object types. This paper discusses the utilityand advantages of such an approach through a series ofcase studies. In each instance such techniques havebeen instrumental in elucidating the deterioration mechanismsand slowing the process down. %K Infra-red %K Raman %K glass %K iron %K dust %U http://www.morana-rtd.com/e-preservationscience/2010/Thickett-21-06-2010.pdf