[NHCOLL-L:2296] FW: Shipping a wet specimen

[Richard Rabeler]

I have a shipping query that I would like to pass by those on the list.

We have been asked to send a small specimen of preserved algae to Italy that
has been stored in 5% formalin and is still wet with that substance.  I
suspect this would qualify as a substance that I would have to ship
separately from the dried specimens that we also will be sending.  From the
comments I heard at the 2003 SPNHC meeting at Lubbock, shipping of
"dangerous" goods is now much more highly regulated than in the past.

Are there any precautions / regulations that I must comply with? Any
information you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Rich Rabeler,
University of Michigan Herbarium
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48108-2287