[NHCOLL-L:1581] RE: Specimen labels in ethanol

[Panza, Robin]

No, that's not a safe assumption.  Depends on the paper/parchment, depends
on the printer (especially the amount of heat used by your printer),
probably depends on the brand of toner.  Some laser-printed material scrapes
off very easily, even dry, and even more easily when wet.  Some
laser-printed material literally falls right off the page in ethanol.

Robin K Panza
Section of Birds, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh  PA  15213  USA
phone:  412-622-3255
fax:  412-622-8837
panzar at carnegiemuseums.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Grove [mailto:simon.grove at forestrytas.com.au]
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)?