Ten Agents of Deterioration

• Physical Forces
• Thieves and Vandals
• Dissociation
• Fire
• Water
• Pests
• Pollutants
• Light, Ultraviolet and Infrared
• Incorrect Temperature
• Incorrect Relative Humidity

Spanish version
Spanish translation provided courtesy of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) for their members from Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAM). Scientific coordination: Centro Nacional de Conservacion y Restauración, CNCR, Chile,and Universidad Externado de Colombia, Colombia. Translators: Claudia Alejandra PALMA RODRIGUEZ (CHILE), Alejandra CASTRO CONCHA (CHILE); reviewer: Mario Omar Fernandez (Universidad Externado de Colombia)