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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) recently performed arsenic spot tests and XRF analysis on a small percentage of our collection and confirmed the presence of arsenic on both bird and mammal study skins. We’re now beginning to develop
policies and procedures related to contaminated collections.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would those of you who have a Contaminated Collections Policy or a specific Contaminated Collections section of your Collections Management Policy be willing to share that document? I know there are a lot of institutions that have already
addressed this issue and if possible, I’d prefer not to reinvent the wheel. I’m familiar with the literature that relates to handling and storage procedures but I haven’t been able to find many examples of policy documents.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you do have confirmed arsenic contamination of study skins do you isolate those specimens in separate cabinets or are they integrated with the rest of the collection? Testing revealed that some of our oldest study skins contained very
high arsenic levels. Should these specimens be encapsulated or otherwise segregated?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance for advice and assistance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Janet<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767171">Janet Whitmore Gillette<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767171">Natural Science Collections Manager<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767171">Museum of Northern Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767171">3101 N. Fort Valley Road<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767171">Flagstaff, AZ 86001<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#767171">(928) 774-5211 ext. 265</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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