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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">No, I don’t know. I do know that there are commercially available test strips for formalin but I do not know how they compare to the Waller prototype.<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">Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Andy Bentley<br>
Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>
University of Kansas<br>
Biodiversity Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dyche Hall<br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9"><span style="color:#0563C1">1345 Jayhawk Boulevard</span></a><br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9"><span style="color:#0563C1">Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561</span></a><br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9"><span style="color:#0563C1">USA</span></a><br>
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Tel: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-3863" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">(785) 864-3863</span></a><br>
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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>Opitz, Cindy<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 30, 2017 3:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NHCOLL <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Test for formalin<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">Andy, do you know whether anyone has made a test strip like this available commercially, for those of us who can’t easily make them ourselves?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Cindy Opitz</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Collections Manager</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">
<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bentley, Andrew Charles<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 30, 2017 2:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Erling Holm <<a href="mailto:erlingh@rom.on.ca">erlingh@rom.on.ca</a>>; NHCOLL <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mary Burridge <<a href="mailto:maryb@rom.on.ca">maryb@rom.on.ca</a>>; Sarah Steele <<a href="mailto:sarah.steele@mail.utoronto.ca">sarah.steele@mail.utoronto.ca</a>>; Brenna Wells <<a href="mailto:brennaw@rom.on.ca">brennaw@rom.on.ca</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] Test for formalin<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">Erling<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">You may find the attached useful. Rob sent me some of their test strips some time ago and they work like a charm.<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">Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Andy Bentley<br>
Ichthyology Collection Manager<br>
University of Kansas<br>
Biodiversity Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dyche Hall<br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9"><span style="color:#0563C1">1345 Jayhawk Boulevard</span></a><br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9"><span style="color:#0563C1">Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561</span></a><br>
<a href="x-apple-data-detectors://9"><span style="color:#0563C1">USA</span></a><br>
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Tel: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-3863" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">(785) 864-3863</span></a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:%28785%29%20864-5335" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">(785) 864-5335</span></a> <br>
Email: <a href="mailto:abentley@ku.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">abentley@ku.edu</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">
<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Erling Holm<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 30, 2017 2:51 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NHCOLL <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mary Burridge <<a href="mailto:maryb@rom.on.ca">maryb@rom.on.ca</a>>; Sarah Steele <<a href="mailto:sarah.steele@mail.utoronto.ca">sarah.steele@mail.utoronto.ca</a>>; Brenna Wells <<a href="mailto:brennaw@rom.on.ca">brennaw@rom.on.ca</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Test for formalin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Is there a quick test to determine if a fluid is formalin vs. ethanol other than the "sniff" test? Are the QUANTOFIX® Formaldehyde strips, which test for formalin up to 200 ppm, useful for determining
solutions of 5-10% formalin?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Erling Holm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Department of Natural History (Ichthyology)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Royal Ontario Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">100 Queens Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Toronto, ON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">M5S 2C6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Landlines: 416-586-5760 or 905-826-3215<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Mobile: 416-219-4152<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Email: <a href="mailto:erlingh@rom.on.ca">erlingh@rom.on.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.rom.on.ca_blue-2Dwhale&d=DwMFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=XyO387sagd4lkpOTfQRGakTPYcSuS9mlrRRre4TlWgg&s=6JEhXlaqeyKT58Kd7uP6JIwQI3DeMBxxmvTz-Vzaufg&e=" target="_blank" title="Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="475" height="475" style="width:4.9479in;height:4.9479in" id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D321A3.C6B93A10" alt="Image removed by sender. Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story. Du fond des mers: La baleine bleue"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:6.0pt">The ROM gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Ontario Government for this Ontario150 initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-size:6.0pt">Le ROM tient à remercier le gouvernement de l’Ontario du soutien financier qu’il apporte à cette initiative du Musée à l’occasion d’Ontario150.</span></em><span style="font-size:6.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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