[Nhcoll-l] Cleaning a roadkill freezer

[Peter Rauch]

Odors may remain dominant and persistent after an intense cleaning of the
freezer compartment's inside if the liquids have penetrated any seams in
the freezer's internal liner.

If your freezer lining has seams, esp. where walls and floor join and/or in
the floor of the compartment,  and fluid could have accumulated and seeped
through those seams, you will want to consider the possibility of removing
the lining(s),  to also wash those affected surfaces, and/or to replace the
freezer's insulation.  Cost of doing such an extensive cleaning/deodorizing
may of course be more costly than simply replacing the freezer.

Peter


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of
> > Matthew Becker
> > Sent: November 21, 2018 8:58 AM
> > To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> > Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Cleaning a roadkill freezer
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > We have a freezer where we store dead on recovery animals before sending
> them to our taxidermist to be mounted for exhibition and storage. We are in
> the process of the cleaning out this freezer as some of the dead animals at
> the bottom of the freezer are dated back to the 1990s!
> > Getting rid of the old specimens isn't so much of a problem...the real
> problem is that at some point in the past the museum lost power and the
> roadkill freezer thawed leaving a horrible dead smell inside (beyond the
> regular dead smell from the animals).
> >
> > My question: Does anyone have recommendations for cleaning a roadkill
> freezer? My inclination is just to go at it with bleach, but if anyone has
> any better/less toxic suggestions I would very much appreciate it!
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Matthew Becker
> > Curator of Collections
> > Museum of Natural History + Planetarium Roger Williams Park
> > 1000 Elmwood Ave., Providence, RI 02907
> > 401-680-7221
>
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