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Search # Definitive Guide to Environmental Monitoring ![Definitive Guide to Environmental Monitoring](https://info.gaylord.com/hubfs/Blog_AK/DefinitiveGuideToEnvironmentalMonitoring.png) All you need to know about environmental monitoring, straight from the experts! ## Your Collections, Your Responsibility Mold remediation is costly, temperature fluctuations can wreak havoc, and light damage is irreversible. Your collections are your responsibility, and environmental monitoring is critical to their preservation. Ensure the safety of your collections. Stop damage before it happens. [![DOWNLOAD FREE GUIDE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3977210/interactive-152099725434.png)](https://info.gaylord.com/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLKx6gdDtApei1PqXWCuulOB2SIQDXoSyeoXVTIW5uyIcFQ1HH1%2FSQDbXID1WMU4sISO8dDQGIO2QqauBQDqWrl90tO7rsIn39KEyZWC5kN8G1Jqjl58mToqwMP%2BoJ1Sk980nDR0r8SWnT82nRREy5n6YF3rbDJbQFAJZ79TgWtoiZl5WeWvk5GIfGiAQCqt8MT4wl2Fhaq%2FHstpi3RxotLqR7d6ioV9XBa3N1o%3D&webInteractiveContentId=152099725434&portalId=3977210) ### Table of Contents #### Part I - The Definitive Guide to Environmental Monitoring, An Introduction - Austin Senseman - A Short History of Preventative Conservation - Allison Lewis - Evolution of Monitoring Technology - Christopher Cameron - Defining Environmental Monitoring Goals - Christopher Cameron - Environmental Monitoring Standards - Maria Bastidas-Spence and Angélica Isa Adaniya #### Part II - Introducing the Agents of Deterioration - Jane Henderson - Agents of Deterioration: Relative Humidity and Temperature - Jane Henderson - Agents of Deterioration: Light - Jenny Mathiasson - Agents of Deterioration: Water - Maddie Cooper #### PART III - Environmental Data: The Big Picture - Linda Endersby - Environmental Data Collection - Linda Endersby - Environmental Data Analysis - Nicole Grabow - Environmental Data Reports - Nicole Grabow #### PART IV - Improving Your Environment - Nathan Saxton - The Team Approach - Nathan Saxton - Environmental Control for Collections - Christopher Cameron - Funding Your Environmental Monitoring Program - Maddie Cooper - Final Wrap-up - Austin Senseman ![EnvironmentalMonitoring\_WebinarArchiveSquare](https://info.gaylord.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog_AK/EnvironmentalMonitoring_WebinarArchiveSquare.png?width=600&height=515&name=EnvironmentalMonitoring_WebinarArchiveSquare.png) ## What is Environmental Monitoring? 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