[Nhcoll-l] Smelly Coral

[Simon Moore]

Hi Leslie,

Taxidermists use a deodorising spray for any specimens that don’t smell so nice.  However, I’m sure you’ll get plenty of suggestions.

With all good wishes, Simon

Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR
Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian.

www.natural-history-conservation.com


> On 7 Mar 2024, at 21:10, Leslie L Skibinski <lls94 at cornell.edu> wrote:
> 
> I am passing this question along for someone else.  A collection manager has a donation of Alaskan Coral that was collected in 2017 and they would like to catalog it.  The problem is that it is very stinky.  What should they do to reduce the smell without impacting the specimens research value?
>  Thanks
>  --Leslie
>  Leslie L. Skibinski
> Collection Manager
>  Paleontological Research Institution
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