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<p>Rite-in-Rain or "all weather" field paper is used by the many agency biologists depositing specimens and genetic samples with the MSB Division of Fishes and other repositories. Recently, the USFWS Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center
has requested that I find out if there are any issues with using this paper for genetic labels in the field or otherwise. They tried to get information from the Rite-in-Rain company re: what was in the paper and coating (formalin?) to determine if the paper
would pose a problem for genetic samples. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">The company was not forthcoming re: Rite-in-Rain product specifics. </span></p>
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<p>We have had many genetic samples received at both the Center and the MSB with these paper tags made by tearing pieces of paper out of the RIR field books, writing the sample number on RIR tag with pencil, and stuffing the tag into a cryotube. Not optimal
in terms of contamination issues, etc. but getting word out to field crews, etc. can be difficult. For many projects, I preprint labels on polyspun paper (DataMax) for researchers, but there are many opportunistic collections that receive these temporary
labels. </p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">Any thoughts or insights? Does anyone have an idea of how this paper
is manufactured/treated?</span><br>
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<p> Thank you.</p>
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