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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Peter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">There are numerous publications that refer to the use of mercury with museum specimens. I have attached three that may have bibliographic information that would be useful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We have monitored extensively for mercury vapor volatilized from treated herbarium specimens, vertebrate specimens, invertebrate specimens, mineral specimens, and ethnographic objects here at the NMNH, as have
other institutions. Staff in museums with technology, history, and decorative arts collections have done so as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you would like to explore this further, it might be easiest to have a phone conversation to narrow down the types of information that would be most pertinent for your study.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Peter H Wimberger<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 19, 2018 1:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] mercury in collections<o:p></o:p></p>
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<pre><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We have been doing some work on mercury in museum specimens and are interested in finding more reports/papers that document the use of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate in museum collections. In addition we would be interested in learning the results of mercury tests done on specimens, if folks are willing to share those. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Does anyone know who produced the mercury products that were used in collections in the 19<sup>th</sup> and early 20<sup>th</sup> centuries?<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>Thanks very much,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Peter<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Peter Wimberger<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Director, Slater Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">University of Puget Sound<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Tacoma, WA 98416-1088<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Director, Slater Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">University of Puget Sound<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Tacoma, WA 98416-1088<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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