[NHCOLL-L:5952] RE: Solvent to reverse archival microslide mountants

[Paul Callomon]

A long soak in turpentine?

PC


Paul Callomon
Collections Manager in Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA  19103
callomon at ansp.org
Tel. 215-405-5096
ansp.org
Follow us: Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/AcademyofNaturalSciences> | Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/AcadNatSci>
Join us as we celebrate the Academy's 200th anniversary with a year of exciting events, special programs, and our bicentennial exhibit, The Academy at 200: The Nature of Discovery. www.ansp.org<http://www.ansp.org>




From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Couteaufin at aol.com
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 5:33 AM
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:5951] Solvent to reverse archival microslide mountants

I have (in vain) been trying to find a less health-&-safety-sensitive subtitute for xylene to loosen coverslips on microslides where archival mountants such as Canada Balsam and Euparal have oxidised, become contaminated or have otherwise darkened.
I have had cumene suggested (but with no experience) as a possible safer subsitute.
Does anyone have any idea what I might be able to use please?

With all good wishes, Simon

Simon Moore MIScT, FLS, ACR,
Conservator of Natural Sciences,

 www.natural-history-conservation.com<http://www.natural-history-conservation.com/>
www.pocket-fruit-knives.info<http://www.pocket-fruit-knives.info/>

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/naturalsciencespecimenconserve
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/private/nhcoll-l/attachments/20120409/b2ec1f48/attachment.html