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Here, lowering the temperature 20 degrees and the relative humidity 20% delays vinegar syndrome 85 years. Years Befora Vinegar Syndrome
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Figure 2: Effect o f Temperature and Humidity o n Acetate Film: W h e n Will Vinegar Syndrome Begin Under Varying Storage Conditions? (Based o n data f r o m The Image Permanence Institute Storage Guide for Acetate Film)33
B y the Image Permanence Institute definition, vinegar syndrome i s reached at a free acidity level o f
0.5. Calculations begin from newly manufactured film stock. See Tke IPI Storage Guide for Acetate Film (Rochester, N.Y.: Image Permanence Institute, 1993).