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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The “PIG” sheets that Paul mentioned are made of polypropylene. We have received them with wet-specimen return loan packaging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">The “PIG” absorbent socks (for example Blue Absorbent) do contain vermiculite.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Callomon,Paul<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 19, 2023 7:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Elizabeth Wommack <ewommack@uwyo.edu>; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [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-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">When a major alcohol collection was shipped to us by truck from another museum a few years ago, it was packed by the shippers into 55-gallon plastic drums with detachable lids.
Inside the drums, the glass jars were packed tightly and sorbent sheet (known as "pig") was used both to separate and steady them and to absorb any leaks. There were none, as it turned out. The movers benefited from being able to use the various carts and
barrows already long in use for moving heavy drums of fluid that ensure a drum is not tipped over at any stage.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Nhcoll-l <<a href="mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 19, 2023 7:03 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] Best packing material for moving of wet collection jars</span>
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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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