[Nhcoll-l] polypropylen glycol use in fluid-preserving

[Lennart Lennuk]

Dear fluid-preserving specialists,

Our entomoloogist brought me a bat that had been trapped into insect trap.
He uses polypropylen glycol for the traps. I found it has quite the same properties that ethanol in this paper:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eea.12876

What should I do with this bat – put it into polypropylen glycol or wash it in ethanol with washing steps until reaching 70% and preserve it in ethanol?


Best regards!

Lennart Lennuk
Head of zoology
Estonian Museum of Natural History
+372 6603404, 56569916



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