[Nhcoll-l] Archival paper vs plastic

[Tonya.Haff at csiro.au]

Hello all (again),

I have a question regarding the use of archival cardboard boxes vs plastic boxes for housing small plant and animal specimens. Do you all have thoughts or advice about which is preferred for long - term storage? I personally gravitate towards archival paper products, but realise this might be a bit outdated, given that there are archival plastics that may be better in terms of not providing food for moulds, etc. Thoughts appreciated.

Cheers,

Tonya

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Dr Tonya Haff
Collections Manager
Australian National Wildlife Collection
National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO
Canberra, Australia
Phone: (+61) 02 62421566

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