[Nhcoll-l] Rite-in-Rain Paper

[Alexandra Snyder]

Andy, Absolutely.  No disagreement there, i.e., external labels. Thanks for
reminding the list.

I would still like to document the condition of tissue accessions rec'd
with RIR labels and the USFWS hatchery folks are curious re: the use of
Rite in Rain for temporary labels.

If there is a way to get an idea or if anyone has knowledge of RIR
properties, I would like to hear about it.  I recognize that manufacturers
do not share recipes,  but one never knows.

Lex

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
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> We have a policy here at KU that nothing gets put inside the tube except
> the tissue and preservative (if necessary).  There are just too many
> possible avenues of contamination from the “paper” to the “ink” to the
> residue left on the paper by human contact.  All labels are external and
> usually adhered before going in to the field using a Brady labeling system
> and cryo safe labeling material.
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> *From: *<nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Alexandra Snyder
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> *Date: *Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 12:10 PM
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> *Subject: *[Nhcoll-l] Rite-in-Rain Paper
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> Rite-in-Rain or "all weather" field paper is used by the many
> agency biologists depositing specimens and genetic samples with the MSB
> Division of Fishes and other repositories.   Recently, the USFWS
> Southwestern Native Aquatic Resources and Recovery Center has requested
> that I find out if there are any issues with using this paper for genetic
> labels in the field or otherwise.  They tried to get information from the
> Rite-in-Rain company re: what was in the paper and coating (formalin?) to
> determine if the paper would pose a problem for genetic samples.  The
> company was not forthcoming re: Rite-in-Rain product specifics.
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> We have had many genetic samples received at both the Center and the MSB
> with these paper tags  made by tearing pieces of paper out of the RIR field
> books, writing the sample number on RIR tag with pencil, and stuffing the
> tag into a cryotube.  Not optimal in terms of contamination issues, etc.
> but getting word out to field crews, etc. can be difficult.  For many
> projects, I preprint labels on polyspun paper (DataMax) for
> researchers, but there are many opportunistic collections that receive
> these temporary labels.
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> Any thoughts or insights?  Does anyone have an idea of how this paper is
> manufactured/treated?
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>  Thank you.
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