[Nhcoll-l] Alternative fluid storage methods

Tue Nov 29 16:20:07 EST 2016

I have been asked by a colleague for assistance regarding methods in which to ship out fluid preserved specimens for educational purposes in K-12 schools.  Teachers receiving the specimens will not normally have access to ethanol to transfer any cheesecloth-wrapped, ethanol-soaked specimens to a jar for use by their students (which is how I would send to another museum, university, etc.).  We definitely do not want to break any laws regarding shipping of hazardous materials, so we are looking for other methods of sharing fluid specimens that still maintains their integrity.  The hazardous shipping cost for leaving them as-is in jars of ethanol is also prohibitive when the kit is sent out every 2 weeks.

A. Is there another fluid that could be used? (i.e. Carosafe or Carolina Perfect Solution or others?).

B. Does anyone have experience with sealing specimens into those acrylic resin blocks?  Do specimens need to be prepped in a certain way before this is possible?  Or can you take a standard formalin-fixed, ethanol-stored specimen and seal it?

Thanks!
Jessa

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