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<br />b) Freeze if professional help must be delayed longer than 48 hours. <br /> <br />c) Transport to or have picked up by photographic laboratory. <br /> <br />Silver emulsion films and photographs: <br /> <br />1 . Keep wet. <br /> <br />2. Wash off any mud or dirt under cool, clean, running water. <br /> <br />3. Microforms: <br /> <br />a) Silver halide microfilm: <br /> <br />b) Leave film in cartons. <br /> <br />c) Immerse film in clean, cool water in clean, lidded container. <br /> <br />d) DO NOT agitate container during transportation or storage. <br /> <br />e) Add a one-percent solution of Formalin to water to prolong storage time to <br />two weeks. <br /> <br />f) Vesicular and diazo microfilm: <br /> <br />g) Rinse off mud or dirt under cold, clean, running water. <br /> <br />h) Layout reels or fiche flat to air dry or dry with cheesecloth. <br /> <br />TAPES (AUDIO, VIDEO, COMPUTER) AND FLOPPY DISKETTES <br /> <br />Such records are among the easiest to duplicate and store off-site, thus making a backup <br />system an invaluable alternative to recovery. Water is especially damaging to magnetic <br />materials. The longer they have been wet the greater the damage will be. Do not attempt <br />to play any damaged tapes or disks, as they can damage the equipment on which they are <br />being played. The following procedures are recommended if you wish to attempt to <br />salvage tapes: <br /> <br />a) Break open the cassettes. Remove floppy disks from their cases. <br /> <br />b) Wash in clean or distilled water. <br /> <br />c) Air dry, dry with cheesecloth, run through a tape cleaner or winder, or gently <br />separate the reel flanges with spacers (such as inert grommets) to allow water to <br /> <br />Page 29 <br />