<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi Sidsel,</span></div><div><span>This sounds like a good idea. I am unfortunately inexperienced in the use of Dekafald as a fixative but the Steedman PFP is excellent if used in conjunction with the Steedman fixative which containes formalin but a reduced amount than the straight fixative 10% formalin solution. However please bear in mind that the Steedman solutions were primarily devised for use with zooplankton as opposed to larger and more proteinaceous specimens.</span></div><div><span>Hopefully some others with experience of Dekafakd can advise further.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>All the best, Simon (Moore)</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york,
times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Sidsel Marie Willemann <sidsel.willemann@snm.ku.dk><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 22:50<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Nhcoll-l] Experience with (which concentration of) DMDM Hydantoin for fixation?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br>Dear all,<br><br>For preparing specimens (amphibians and like) for the school service at the museum I work at, I need to use DMDM Hydantoin as a fixative instead of Formaldehyde as one usually does. This is due to health
regulations (the children are to touch the specimens).. Does any of you have experience with using DMDM Hydantoin? - what concentration to make? Afterwards the specimens will be preserved in Steedmans PFP solution..<br><br><br>Best regards,<br><br>Sidsel Willemann<br><br>Natural History Museum of Denmark <br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Nhcoll-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu" ymailto="mailto:Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">Nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l" target="_blank">http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l</a><br><br>_______________________________________________ <br>NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of<br>Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose<br>mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of<br>natural history collections to ensure their
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