Re: Gloy is NOT PVA

I have no knowledge of particular products, but PVA is used for
moistenable gumming. I didn't look very deeply, but it is plausible
that some of the adhesive products might have used mercury and arsenic
compounds as a preservative.

From: Kate M <kateb@paradise.net.nz>
Subject: RE: Gloy is NOT PVA
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:39:46 +1200

> I believe that PVA goes "off" and grows mould unless it contains a
> preservative. I seem to remember this from my days as a mother of small
> kids, when we were warned at Playcentre that the preservative in PVA was
> very toxic. One would imagine that the PVA ITSELF was probably not that good
> either. So I'm sure that yes, it DOES need predervative. Infact, I have seen
> dilute PVA which I was using for metal leafing grow mould even with
> preservative.
>
> Kate
Received on Sun Mar 26 14:49:56 2006