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 put a simple stripe of sharpie permanent marker on it. Dip the strip into the solution, and if it runs you’ve got alcohol, if it doesn’t run you’ve got formalin.
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<td><font color="#1f497d" size="2" face="Calibri">To ensure compliance with legal requirements and to maintain cyber security standards, NIWA's IT systems are subject to ongoing monitoring, activity logging and auditing. This monitoring and auditing service
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Erling Holm<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 31 August 2017 7:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NHCOLL &lt;nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mary Burridge &lt;maryb@rom.on.ca&gt;; Sarah Steele &lt;sarah.steele@mail.utoronto.ca&gt;; Brenna Wells &lt;brennaw@rom.on.ca&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Test for formalin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Is there&nbsp;a quick test to determine if a fluid is formalin vs. ethanol other than the &quot;sniff&quot; test? Are the&nbsp;QUANTOFIX®&nbsp;Formaldehyde strips, which test for formalin up to 200 ppm, useful for determining
 solutions of&nbsp;5-10% &nbsp;formalin?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Erling Holm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Department of Natural History (Ichthyology)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Royal Ontario Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">100 Queens Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Toronto, ON<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">M5S 2C6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Landlines:&nbsp;416-586-5760 or 905-826-3215<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Mobile:&nbsp;416-219-4152<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Email:&nbsp;<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&amp;d=DwMFAw&amp;c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&amp;r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&amp;m=XyO387sagd4lkpOTfQRGakTPYcSuS9mlrRRre4TlWgg&amp;s=6JEhXlaqeyKT58Kd7uP6JIwQI3DeMBxxmvTz-Vzaufg&amp;e=" target="_blank" title="Out of the Depths: The Blue Whale Story"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="475" style="width:4.9479in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.rom.on.ca/ecommunications/graphics/blue-whale-sig-min.png" alt="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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