Exclusion of oxygen would slow degradation rates further. However, we have seen in recent studies, that the oxygen related changes in Vasa’s wood occurred fairly soon after the raising of the ship, as the iron and sulphur contaminated wood was exposed to air and still wet.
According to these studies, oxygen related reactions taking place today are slow, and will not affect the wood significantly in the coming hundred years.
The conserved and dry wood fares well in the stabilised and controlled museum climate. The changes we see, and do research to foresee, will be taken care of through the right dimensioning and design of a new support system for the ship.
On Vasa Museum's website you can find more information about Vasa's preservation, and Vasa's new support and much more.
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