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M. Pilar Gil, E. Henderson, J. Burdge, E. Kotze, and W. McCarthy, ‘Detecting emerald green in 19thC book bindings using vis-NIR spectroscopy‘, Analytical Methods 15, 6603–6609, 2023.
M. Facchin, M. P. Gil, E. Kotze, J. Burdge, W. McCarthy, and G. D. Bruce, ‘Detecting emerald green in 19th century books using light‘, STEM for Britain, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, 2025.
Toxic Books in the news
‘Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews‘, The Guardian, 6th June 2025.
‘If books could kill: The poison legacy lurking in libraries‘, BBC News, 6th June 2025.
‘Librarians breathe easy as tool spots toxic book pigment‘, The Times, 9th June 2025.
‘‘Groundbreaking’ new tool developed to identify ‘toxic’ pigment in green books‘, The Bookseller, 9th June 2025.
‘From Page to Poison: New Handheld Tool Detects Emerald Green in Rare Books‘, The Institution of Conservation, 3rd July 2025.