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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi, Harim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">You might look at:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Wagstaffe and Fidler. 1961. The Preservation of Natural History Specimens. Volume One Invertebrates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Or
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sturm et al. 2006. Mollusks</span>, a Guide to Their Study, Collection, and Preservation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Curatorial Care of Natural History Collections by National Park Service<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Or Carter and Walker Care and Conservation of Natural History Collections (Conservation and Museology) 1999<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Contact me off site if you are looking for copies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jay Cordeiro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Jay.cordeiro@umb.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Harim Cha<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 13, 2013 3:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Preservative for invertebrates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<br>
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I am looking for help/advice on finding references on preservative of invertebrates.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If anyone knows/has references mentioning<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1) reasons for using 70% ethanol as a standard long term preservative of marine invertebrates<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2) effects (pros/cons) on using lower concentration (50%) of ethanol as a long term preservative of marine invertebrates<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">could you please contact Harim, a collection manager at SIO, at
<a href="mailto:hacha@ucsd.edu">hacha@ucsd.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any advice or comments on using lower concentration of ethanol as a long term preservative would be really appreciative.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<br>
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Harim<br clear="all">
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<span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#3333FF;background:white">Harim Cha</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#3333FF"><br>
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