[NHCOLL-L:1576] Specimen labels in ethanol

[Simon Grove]

Hello

Does anyone know whether I am safe to assume that specimen labels printed by a laser printer will last (e.g. for years or decades) when immersed in spirit (70% ehtanol)?  I'm printing onto 100% cotton parchment rather than paper because I believe this is less likely to disintegrate, but that's neither here nor there if the ink might ultimately come off the labels anyway.  If the answer is that labels won't last under these conditions, what are the practical and affordable alternatives?

Thanks

Simon Grove





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Dr Simon J Grove, Biology and Conservation Branch, 
Division of Forest Research and Development
Forestry Tasmania, GPO Box 207, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
Tel. 61 3 6233 8141.  Fax 61 3 6233 8292.  
Email:  simon.grove at forestrytas.com.au. 
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