<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks for everyone for the responses and feedback! Most of the responses were the same and the general approach advocated was to first vacuum the specimens with a HEPA vacuum covered with cheesecloth and using a soft brush to assist in removing the mold. Clearly have masks, gloves and coats on. Then spritz specimens with some form of alcohol, and suggestions varied here between isopropyl to ethanol and percent concentration, with one conservator suggesting 70% EtOH because the water content would allow the spores to open making it easier to kill off the mold, which makes sense to me. We're going to being this process this week, so if I learn any more lessons along the way I'll share them.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Thanks again to everyone for your help!</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Kirsten<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><font face="'times new roman', serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" color="#006600">Kirsten E. Nicholson, Ph.D<br><br><i><font size="1">Assoc. Prof. Biology and Curator of Natural History<br>Dept. of Biology Museum of Cultural and Natural History<br>217 Brooks Hall 103 Rowe Hall<br>Central Michigan Univ. Central Michigan University <br>Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859<br>989-774-3758 989-774-3829</font></i></font><i><font size="1"><span style="background-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font color="#336666" face="'times new roman', serif"><b><br></b></font><br></span><br></font></i><br><br><br><br><br><br></div>
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