[NHCOLL-L:4337] Re: Formalin on commercial flights

[Jim Croft]

5L?  you are kidding me, right?

In my youth I nearly killed a helicopter and its pilot on an
expedition when 500ml of formalin leaked in the cabin and the fumes
almost blinded the guy...

never again...

jim

On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Ted Papenfuss<asiaherp at berkeley.edu> wrote:
> I would like to know if anyone has experience taking small amounts of
> formalin in checked personal baggage.  It appears that Homeland Security
> allows up to 5 liters of 20% formalin.
> -------------------------------------------
> Theodore J. Papenfuss
> Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
> University of California
> Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
> Phone: 510-643-7706
> FAX: 510-643-8238
> asiaherp at berkeley.edu
>
>
>



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