<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">oxidative-reductive deterioration</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>photographs</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>conditions and effects for photography</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>deterioration, oxidative-reductive</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A deterioration of photographs, occurring when silver is attacked by any of a wide variety of oxidants that convert metallic silver atoms to highly reactive and mobile silver ions. It is the most common cause of fading of silver images. ]]></note></mads>