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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Sergio,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“Watte” is the Japanese word for cotton wool, so I think it’s an international term. If they are using polyester batting (sold for stuffing pillows, toys etc.) then there’s no problem. Short-term use of cotton
wool is also OK, but it is not suitable for long-term storage in closed environments as it is cellulose and can thus (theoretically at least) cause “Byne’s Disease” in calcium compounds.<br>
<a href="https://conchologistsofamerica.org/bynes-disease-questions-and-answers/">https://conchologistsofamerica.org/bynes-disease-questions-and-answers/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Paul Callomon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:black">Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University</span></b><b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><a href="mailto:prc44@drexel.edu">prc44@drexel.edu</a> Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sergio Montagud<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 6, 2021 11:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sergio Montagud <montagudsergio@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Guata / Watte for curation subjects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Yesterday, a company that helps us to transport specimens for a coming exposition, come to the museum to prepare all the material. I help them in the process and when we want to arrange
a large box of bird eggs, I see they wanted to use a thing close to the cotton to ensure the samples. They told me that that material was "Guata" (I think watte in English), and I can use it extremely well to ensure individual each egg on his box.
<span style="background:white">My question is if anybody has used this material in his museum work </span><span style="background:#EEF2F5">and</span><span style="background:white"> if somebody knows negative effects for the specimens, such as acid components in the fiber that can damage thespecimens or something like that.</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Thanks for help!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sergio</span><span lang="ES" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Sergio Montagud<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="ES">Museu [UV] Història Natural<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="ES">Universitat de València<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="ES">C/. Dr. Moliner, 50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1" style="margin-left:.5in"><span lang="ES">E-46100 Burjassot (Valencia). Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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