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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear Teresa,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Have you checked the British Museum’s database (Selection of Materials for the Storage or Display of Museum Objects (Oddy test)) to see if it has been tested: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.britishmuseum.org_research_publications_research-5Fpublications-5Fseries_2004_selection-5Fof-5Fmaterials.aspx&d=AwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=t2_859tN7qKbNYGD_9ps-kvcwAnGOBLWhG9mPTN27RQ&s=dXfJfjUD-4Ik_MuvU7wIEyNdqsh_r31byNSCxdY7y0c&e=">http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/research_publications_series/2004/selection_of_materials.aspx</a>? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Christian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Christian Baars PhD AMA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Senior Preventive Conservator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>National Museum Cardiff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Department of Collection Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 4NP, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Twitter: @NMWPrevCons <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Telephone: +44 (0)29 2057 3302<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:christian.baars@museumwales.ac.uk"><span style='color:#0563C1'>christian.baars@museumwales.ac.uk</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Blog: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumwales.ac.uk_blog_-3Fcat-3D2484&d=AwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=t2_859tN7qKbNYGD_9ps-kvcwAnGOBLWhG9mPTN27RQ&s=eJ_n-DYgQkGGxvXb_w63Qw3yGW54D9C75KevOmaAc7o&e="><span style='color:#0563C1'>http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/blog/?cat=2484</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Teresa Kearney<br><b>Sent:</b> 01 July 2015 09:36<br><b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] request regarding use of plastic polymer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA>To the NHColl conservation gurus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:ArialUnicode'>Is it acceptable to use trays made of CYCOLAC™, which is a </span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Modified Poly (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) [CASRN 9010-94-0]/Poly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(styrene-acrylonitrile) [CASRN 9003-54-7] blend, in a collection of mammal specimens (dry skins and skeletal elements)?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I’ve attached the product sheet if you wish to know any more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Much appreciated<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Teresa Kearney<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Dr Teresa Kearney (Pr.Sci.Nat.)</span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Curator Small Mammals</span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Vertebrate Department</span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (formerly Transvaal Museum)</span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#999999;mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA'>PO Box 413, Pretoria, 0001</span><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New 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