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<p>Why not transfer it to non-hazardous and non-volatile glycerin? <br>
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<p>I have been involved as consultant in two projects in London and <span>Perth</span> to exhibit in glycerin a 4 meter long marlin and a 5 meter long megamouth shark. I am frequently travelling to Stockholm and we could plan a meeting to talk more about it
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<p>This recently published paper in Collection Forum might be of iinterest:</p>
<p><a href="https://meridian.allenpress.com/collection-forum/article/34/1/118/472750/Finding-A-Cure-for-Hazardous-Collections-The-Road" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk348086" previewremoved="true"></a><a href="https://meridian.allenpress.com/collection-forum/article/34/1/118/472750/Finding-A-Cure-for-Hazardous-Collections-The-Road" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk649415" previewremoved="true">https://meridian.allenpress.com/collection-forum/article/34/1/118/472750/Finding-A-Cure-for-Hazardous-Collections-The-Road</a><br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>Van:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> namens Bo Delling <Bo.Delling@nrm.se><br>
<b>Verzonden:</b> donderdag 3 februari 2022 12:14:53<br>
<b>Aan:</b> 'nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu'<br>
<b>Onderwerp:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Formalin in exhibition instead of ethanol</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US">Up to recently we had a giant squid
<i>Architeuthis </i>sp<i>. </i>in exhibition (“Liv in Vatten” = Life in Water/Aquatic life). It was contained in an aquarium, 80% ethanol (650 liters!). For the moment, we are planning for thorough modernization, i.e. the exhibition will be rebuilt from scratch
but we wish to keep the squid. It is very popular. However, we might face problems regarding fire safety regulations and one idea that came up was to transfer the specimen to weak formalin solution (1%).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US">-Anyone having any experience and perhaps suggestions regarding concentration and suitable buffer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US">My limited experience is based on museum specimens (mainly fishes) that previously were in the old NRM exhibitions. I come across them now and then in the scientific collection
and according to older documents, the ethanol was replaced with formalin around 1960 because the expense. Anyway, this old exhibition jars with specimens look very nice (except for bleaching of specimens) and the fluid (formalin solution) looks like clear
water. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US">All the best,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US">Bo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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