Acid Migration

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The destructive physical phenomenon where acids from acidic materials—such as cheap cardboard, wood pulp paper, or non-archival glues—chemically transfer into adjacent historical items. This causes irreversible yellowing, brittleness, and degradation of vintage photographs and documents stored alongside them.

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