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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Beth,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I am sure others will chime in. Some may not agree with what I am stating below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This will hopefully result in a quick solution for you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Most of us have moved away from using vermiculite all together.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Of course, there always remain the uncertainty of contamination of vermiculite by asbestos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">But setting that aside, using vermiculite is so messy that you’ll spending many, many hours cleaning everything afterwards, from jars and lids to bins, to anything else that will come in contact
with it. and you’ll want to protect your eye, and wear masks and gloves…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Just not worth the hassle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We used the same movers’ bins but instead, we used the movers’ blankets to pad and protect the jars. They have the same property of absorbing any fluid leaks/spills/breakage/ and are reusable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The TDG regulations simply requires sorbent material that can absorb enough of the volume of liquid within the bin to make it safe.; blankets can certainly absorb a few litres.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I hope that helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 19, 2023 7:03 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT][Nhcoll-l] Best packing material for moving of wet collection jars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The UWYMV has to do an emergency move of its wet collection to accommodate construction in the museum building. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are working with our Safety Office to make sure the fluid specimens will be stored as safely as possible. The current plan is to package up each shelf into hard
sided moving boxes, fill the space inbetween jars with vermiculite, and store the collection in the flammable liquid storage building until construction is completed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I have read both Simmons 2014 and Coetzer et al. 2009, as well as gone through SPNHC's documentation on moving of collections. With our very limited time we will
do the best we can for inventory, and make sure each jar is topped off before it goes into a box.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I could not find recommendations on boxing and packing material for movement of whole jars of fluid specimens however. Vermiculite was the recommendation of our Safety
Office, since that is how they transport jars of chemicals safely. Does anyone know of adverse affects from vermiculite or a better easily accessible storage material we should be using?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Beth Wommack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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