Harwell Case Study: Special Collections Cleaning for Queen’s University Belfast. Keeping bound volumes and archival collections free from dust contamination is a crucial part of any preservation strategy. Not only can such dust present a danger to health by triggering allergies or sensitising staff and users, but if conditions are suitable, accumulated dust can allow the germination and growth of mould spores on the substrate, and attract insect pests. Surface debris commonly found on books can include particles such as pollens, mould spores, skin, degraded leather as well as external contaminants entering through windows and doors, including pollutants from traffic. A regular program of cleaning of collections for accumulated dust, together with robust quarantining procedures

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