[NHCOLL-L:642] (Fwd) Re: (Fwd) polystyrene

[Henry McGhie]

I should have thought that PS would be OK for archival purposes, as 
long as it does not contain too many, or mobile, stabilisers.  
Acrylic (PMMA) would be better and longer lasting, but may not be 
available.

> Velson,
> I thought that you may be the best person to answer this. I should 
> like to know the answer too.
> 
> Regards,
> Henry 
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> -------Date:          Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:17:13 -0400 (EDT)
> From:          Charles Sturm <csturmjr+ at pitt.edu>
> Subject:       [NHCOLL-L:640] polystyrene
> To:            nh coll <NHCOLL-L at lists.yale.edu>
> Reply-to:      csturmjr+ at pitt.edu
> 
> I was recently told that polystyrene is no longer considered archival (in
> the sense that polyethylene is).  Does anyone have information or
> references to the archival stability or lack thereof concerning
> ploystyrene?  Has anyone had problems with polystyrene used as a
> specimen container? Thanks in advance for any info.
> Regards,
> 
> Charlie
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> Charlie Sturm, Jr
> Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
>                      Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
> Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
> 
> csturmjr at pitt.edu
>                      
> 
> Henry McGhie
> Curator of Zoology
> Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
> e-mail: henry.mcghie at man.ac.uk
> Tel: (+44) 0161 275 2666
> 
Henry McGhie
Curator of Zoology
Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL
e-mail: henry.mcghie at man.ac.uk
Tel: (+44) 0161 275 2666