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    Which gas replaced helium as the choice to preserve historical documents?

    Question #106131. Asked by Datsmeharse. (Jun 06 09 5:30 PM)


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    		In the U.S. at least...

    "Since 2001 the American National Archives stores important national documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution within argon-filled cases to retard their degradation. Using argon reduces gas leakage, compared with the helium used in the preceding five decades."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon#Preservative

    Jun 06 09, 5:44 PM

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