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<p>Dear Rod,</p>
<p>please note that there is a (small) risk of Byne's disease when using cotton.</p>
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byne%27s_disease">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byne%27s_disease</a></p>
<p>Therefore, we have chosen to use Polyester fiberfill for egg- and mollusk-collection, although we strictly use high purity cotton wool (medical eye cotton) in all other cases.</p>
<p>Good luck<br>Joachim</p>
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<p><span style="color: #949494; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Center of Natural History Collections<br>of the Martin Luther University (ZNS)<br>- Entomological Collection -<br><br>Domplatz 4<br>D-06099 Halle (Saale)<br>Germany<br><br>Phone: +49 345 - 55 26 447<br>Fax: +49 345 - 55 27 248<br></span></p>
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<div id="GroupWiseSection_1689867718729_Joachim.Haendel@zns.uni-halle.de_659232D005F00000BEC929790EDC4731_" class="GroupWiseMessageBody"><span class="GroupwiseReplyHeader"><br>>>> "Pellegrini, Rodrigo [DOS]" <Rodrigo.Pellegrini@sos.nj.gov> 20.07.2023, 15:35 >>><br></span>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The NJ State Museum is in need of cotton for padding an egg collection, and I'm on a quest to compile a list of possible sources of natural, unbleached cotton to procure.</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We have some polyester fiberfill, but it is springy and we would rather use cotton to prevent eggs from falling and being damaged.</div>
<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Any leads (or advice you may have on blown egg storage/padding) would be most welcome.</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanks!</div>
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<div class="elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rod Pellegrini</div>
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