[Nhcoll-l] Freezers for Incoming Herbarium Specimen Pest Control

[Senge, Dana]

We have had good success with So-Low freezers:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.so-2Dlow.com_low-2Dtemperature-2Dfreezers_upright-2D40-2Dfreezers&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=sFWW72ayJ3MTvRsa0BAOCY6lKujIx4NyaWJdrES226k&s=nsLhYq4XNgeaUP2E_q3csJkEZEhUD7W0YQw9PMAUpSk&e=

We have two of the U40-28's in use for freezing collections as they come
in. We do a 48 freeze cycle at -30 degrees C.



On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 12:46 PM, Perkins,Kent D <kperkins at flmnh.ufl.edu>
wrote:

> Dear Colleagues:
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> We would like to purchase a new freezer for treating our incoming
> herbarium materials.  The research we have read indicates that a freezer
> capable of holding -20°C to -25°C is sufficient,  but, perhaps, new
> research suggests that -30°C with manual defrost would be a better choice.
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> Due to space considerations, we would prefer an upright, double-door
> freezer.
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> Does anyone have recommendations for freezers/vendors and further insights
> on current research in this area?
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> Thanks,
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> Kent
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> University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)
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> Florida Museum of Natural History
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