How does Argon gas protect old manuscripts from degradation?

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How does Argon gas protect old manuscripts from degradation?

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Argon is a noble gas. It is extremely non reactive. The atmosphere can seem non reactive, but oxygen and other gases will react with various materials in a destructive way especially over long periods of time. So we displace the atmosphere with argon which won’t react with anything and that protects important documents in long term storage.

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