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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I mentioned in my post regarding the historic taxidermy case last week that some of the specimens inside appear sooty. One person replied that it may be caused by mercuric chloride (applied as a preservative during preparation). A couple
other people suggested it may be the result of coal dust in the air at their storage location(s) due to coal heating, rather than soot collected from its habitat in life. The study linked below is suggesting the latter. I’m curious how they determined the
difference between these two carbon contaminants.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NYT article: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2017_10_10_science_birds-2Dair-2Dpollution.html&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=dfzHto3VHN4FuEv-uwP7f7mbsr1H_yh2ojReafCxjq8&s=ZBPD0yYy34rMSAZuRAtBN5-sqzH9mhdhhOD5PB0vB-Y&e=">
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/science/birds-air-pollution.html</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PNAS article (full text behind a paywall): <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.pnas.org_content_early_2017_10_04_1710239114&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=dfzHto3VHN4FuEv-uwP7f7mbsr1H_yh2ojReafCxjq8&s=scmWJIAHzlAxN4eMmrYbA1Pw2xlL4K8QeeTND5U-IqU&e=">
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/10/04/1710239114</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In any case it’s wonderful to see natural history collections making the mainstream news!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#A64D79">Erin B. Cashion, Curator of Natural History</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#A64D79">Ohio History Connection</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#A64D79">800 East 17th Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43211 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#A64D79">p. 614-298-2054</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
<a href="mailto:ecashion@ohiohistory.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">ecashion@ohiohistory.org</span></a><br>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#A64D79">The Ohio History Connection’s
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ohiohistory.org_about-2Dus&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=dfzHto3VHN4FuEv-uwP7f7mbsr1H_yh2ojReafCxjq8&s=16Fc3W4FhTD5UwvUpqrLuiF-JW_ieWHtBfZ9EW7GbOI&e="><span style="color:blue">mission</span></a> is to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. Embrace the present, share the past and transform the future.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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