[Nhcoll-l] Transporting wet collections

Mon Sep 4 11:26:56 EDT 2023

Hi Paul,
Do you know the max fluid volume limit for each jar and the maximum
combined volume for the drum?
Greg Schneider
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Museum of Zoology
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University of Michigan
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On Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 9:51 AM Callomon,Paul <prc44 at drexel.edu> wrote:

> A common solution here, which we have used, is to pack the jars into large
> plastic drums with full-diameter clamp-on lids. These are themselves rated
> for fluid transport, so you don't need to add any sorbents. You can use
> regular packing peanuts or rolled-up towels to keep the jars separated and
> use cardboard to separate the layers.
> Commercial movers have special carts, dollies and lifts for these drums,
> so they don't need to do anything unusual either. It's safe and easy.
>
> Whatever method you choose, don't use vermiculite - apart from the mess,
> most of it is contaminated with naturally co-occurring asbestos. If your
> regulations permit it, coarse sawdust or chopped straw are good,
> environmentally favorable alternatives.
>
> Paul Callomon
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> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Transporting wet collections
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> Dear Pip,
>
> there was a very similar topic that got a lot of feedback in June called
> "Best packing material for moving of wet collection jars", maybe it would
> be worth to have a look at that.
>
> My personal advice, apart of good cushioning (the list of possible
> materials was discussed in the thread mentioned above) of each jar, is to
> do small transportation batches. So the overview of possible damage on the
> road is easier. Besides this, usually it makes the safety measures easier,
> since the legal issues start with certain amount liters of dangerous goods.
> So if you keep bellow the limit (check your local guidelines), you can use
> non-dangerous goods transportation or even normal cars.
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> All the best,
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> Am 04.09.23 um 13:36 schrieb Pip Brewer:
>
> Hi,
>
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>
> I was wondering whether there is anyone out there with experience of
> transporting wet collections or who can point me to some
> information/resource? I’m interested in transport of wet collections
> (primarily in ethanol) for digitisation at an offsite facility (this is
> within Europe). Hence, my query concerns large numbers of specimens and
> multiple trips. I’m aware of some of the issues with this (such as
> specialist transports and licences for dangerous goods) and understand that
> the best method would be not to move them offsite. Nonetheless, I would be
> interested in hearing about experiences anyway – particularly if you have
> found a workable solution to the logistics of transporting glass jars such
> as these in bulk.
>
>
>
> One method which has been mentioned and tried here in Denmark is the use
> of vermiculite to pack between jars. However, this produced a lot of dust
> and mess and was not looked upon favourably!
>
>
>
> Many best wishes,
>
>
>
> Pip
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