[Nhcoll-l] Wet collection best practices - historical fluids

Tue Oct 23 03:58:35 EDT 2012

Dear all,
In my museum we normally use formalin and ethanol for preservation. We haven't yet opt for other chemicals than these.
Regards

AdelaideSallema, Senior Curator, 

Envtal Science:(Envtal Ecology & Nat.Res.Mangt),
National Museum & House of Culture, P.O.Box 511, DSM, Tz.
Mobile: +255 754 392 462; E-mail: adesallema at hotmail.com

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>From: "Bentley, Andrew Charles" <abentley at ku.edu>
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>Hi all
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>As part of a wet collections best practices initiative led by the conservation department at the Natural History Museum in London and a workshop held at the NHM this past week we are trying to obtain an authoritative list of historical fluids used for fixation and preservation in wet collections from all disciplines.  Besides the obvious fluids used nowadays (formalin, ethanol, isopropanol, glycerin, propylene glycol etc.) if you are aware of a historical fluid used in your collection, I would appreciate a list from you to add to our existing list.  If you are aware of the formulation or chemical makeup of the solution that would be handy too along with the usual concentration that is used.
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>This information will be used to augment a wet collection best practices document that will be circulated to all through SPNHC and other routes upon completion.
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>Thanks
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>Andy
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>From: "Dietrich, Elizabeth" <DIETRICH at si.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Wet collection best practices - historical
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>We once received a collection in Xylene.  Also botany uses a mix whose formula I don't remember (alcohol and formalin) for their wet collections.
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>Hi all
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>As part of a wet collections best practices initiative led by the conservation department at the Natural History Museum in London and a workshop held at the NHM this past week we are trying to obtain an authoritative list of historical fluids used for fixation and preservation in wet collections from all disciplines.  Besides the obvious fluids used nowadays (formalin, ethanol, isopropanol, glycerin, propylene glycol etc.) if you are aware of a historical fluid used in your collection, I would appreciate a list from you to add to our existing list.  If you are aware of the formulation or chemical makeup of the solution that would be handy too along with the usual concentration that is used.
>
>This information will be used to augment a wet collection best practices document that will be circulated to all through SPNHC and other routes upon completion.
>
>Thanks
>
>Andy
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>Andy Bentley
>Ichthyology Collection Manager
>University of Kansas
>Biodiversity Institute
>Dyche Hall
>1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
>Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
>USA
>
>Tel: (785) 864-3863
>Fax: (785) 864-5335
>Email: abentley at ku.edu<mailto:abentley at ku.edu>
>http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu<http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu/>
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>SPNHC President-Elect
>http://www.spnhc.org
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