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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Derek<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">It is best to avoid bags designed for food storage as these contain, at least in the US, an FDA mandated additive (butylatedhydroxy toluene (BHT)) that will
leach into objects/specimens over time and will oxidze to colored compounds.<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">We buy 3 mil or thicker zip top polyethylene bags designed for small parts from:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Derek Woller<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 04, 2015 1:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Seeking Quality Freezer Bags<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hello, all! My lab is in need of suggestions for quality freezer bags. We have been using Ziplocs and such for a while, but they tend to break down over time to a degree and
we want better quality bags. We're keeping vials in the bags inside regular freezers, although occasionally they'll also go into a -80 degrees C freezer as well. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I welcome any assistance that people can provide. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Derek A. Woller</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Song Laboratory of Insect Systematics and Evolution at Texas A&M University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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