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The Battle against Pests in a Victorian Home: A Case Study of the Effect of Diatomaceous Earth

Anne Lisbeth Schmidt1 Research, Collection and Conservation, The National Museum of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anne-Mette Marchen Andersen2 Research, Collection and Conservation, The National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Karl-Martin Vagn Jensen3 University of Aarhus, Slangerup, Denmark
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Anette Hjelm Petersen1 Research, Collection and Conservation, The National Museum of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Pages 548-557 | Received 19 Nov 2021, Accepted 20 Mar 2022, Published online: 05 Apr 2022

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Recommended handbook literature and websites

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