REALM Project update: Round 1 test results now available
22 June 2020
The REALM Project has released the results of the first round of Battelle’s laboratory testing for COVID-19 on commonly circulated library materials. The five materials tested in this round included a hardback book cover (buckram cloth), paperback book cover, plain paper pages inside a book, plastic protective book covering, and a DVD case.
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