John E. Simmons

Fluid Preservation

A Comprehensive Reference

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Despite the fact that fluid preservation has been practiced for more than 350 years, this is the only handbook that summarizes all that is known about this complex and often confusing topic. Fluid Preservation: A Comprehensive Reference covers the history and techniques of fluid preservation and how to care for fluid preserved specimens in collections.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 741g
• ISBN-13: 9781442229655
• ISBN-10: 1442229659
• Artikelnr.: 40212248

Autorenporträt

John Simmons holds a B.A. in systematic ecology and an M.A. in Historical Administration and Museum Studies. In 1986, he completed the Collections Care Pilot Training Program (funded by the Bay Foundation) to become one of 30 people in the country to receive specialized training in conservation and collections care. He has spent a total of 30 years as collections manager in two of the largest collections of fluid preserved specimens in the United States (the California Academy of Sciences and the Biodiversity Research Center at the University of Kansas). He has published extensively on collections care topics and conducted seminars, workshops, and training programs in the US, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe on the care of natural history collections (his previous publications include the AAM standard reference on collections management policies).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Acknowledgements Part I. Fluid Preservation Techniques and
Collections Chapter 1. History of Fluid Preservation Fluid Preservation in
the Ancient World History of Ethyl Alcohol Origin of the Name Alcohol Glass
Containers The Discovery of Preservation of Specimens in Ethyl Alcohol
Early Instructions for Preserving Specimens in Fluids Later Instructions
for Preserving Specimens in Fluids Fluid Preserved Collections Other Fluid
Preservatives Summary Chapter 2. Fixation Fixation Formaldehyde Origin of
the Names Formaldehyde, Formol, and Formalin Commercial Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde as a Fixative and Preservative Fixative pH Range Narcotization
Fixatives for Botanical Specimens Temperature, Time, and Rates of
Penetration of Fixatives The Penetration-Fixation Paradox Lipids and
Fixation Formaldehyde and Field Work Paraformaldehyde Post-Formaldehyde
Fixation Washing Unwanted Effects of Formaldehyde Gluteraldehyde Aldehyde
Safety Alternative and Proprietary Fixatives Chapter 3. Preservation
Preservation without Fixation Freezing Transfer between Fluids Preservative
Quality Old Fluid Preservatives Botanical Use of Fluid Preservation
Glycerin Isopropyl Alcohol Fluid Preservation for DNA Extraction
Evaporation Clearing and Staining Anatomical and Histological Fluid
Preparations Mounting Specimens Inside Containers Glycol, Phenol, and
Phenoxetol as Preservatives Novec Fluid Mineral Oil Universal Fixatives
Criteria for Evaluating Alternative Fixative and Preservative Fluids
Chapter 4. Effects of Fixatives and Preservatives on Specimens Changes in
Body Dimensions and Biomass Changes in Color Solvent Extraction in
Fixatives and Preservatives Chapter 5. Managing Fluid Preserved Collections
Identification of Fluid Preservatives Checking Fluid Concentration Re-Use
of Old Alcohol pH of Preservative Solutions Preparing Fixatives and
Preservatives Containers and Seals Alternatives to Glass Containers
Labeling The Storage Environment Topping Up and Replacing Preservatives Why
do Closures Fail? Bacterial and Fungal Growth in Fluid
Collections-Detection and Remediation Rehydration of Fluid Preserved
Specimens Moving Collections Exhibition of Fluid Preserved Specimens
Dealing with Old Containers and Old Specimens Repair of Damaged Fluid
Preserved Specimens Health and Safety Fire Prevention Formaldehyde Safety
Chapter 6. Fluid Preserved Collections as Cultural Patrimony Why Preserve
Specimens in Fluid? The Fluid Preserved Human Fond Memories of Fluid
Preservation Fluid Preservation in Visual Art Fluid Preservation in
Literature Fluid Preservation in Film Fluid Preservation in Popular Culture
The Aesthetics of Fluid Preservation Part II. Literature in this Field
Chapter 7. Literature Cited. Chapter 8. Literature Reviewed but Not Cited
Part III. Reference Tables Table 1. Fluid preservation techniques. Table 2.
Timeline of milestones in published fluid preservation techniques. Table 3.
Tissue matrix types. Table 4. Proprietary fixatives (based on
manufacturer's MSDS, advertisements, and published analyses). Table 5.
Narcotizing agents. Table 6. Disinfectant mechanisms of some preservatives
(based in part on Volk and Wheeler 1984). Table 7. Summary of factors that
affect the long-term usefulness of fluid preserved specimens (after Simmons
2002). Table 8. Timeline of the known introduction of chemicals in fluid
preservation. Table 9. Anatomical fixation and preservation techniques.
Table 10. Clearing and staining techniques. Table 11. Disinfectant
mechanisms of some preservatives (based in part on van Dam 2003). Table 12.
Criteria for identifying alternative preservative fluids (based in part on
van Dam 2003). Table 13. Summary of fixative and preservative induced
changes in invertebrates. Table 14. Summary of fixative and preservative
induced changes in invertebrates by taxonomic group. Table 15. Summary of
fixative and preservative induced changes in vertebrates by taxonomic
group. Table 16. Summary of fixative and preservative induced changes in
vertebrates by taxonomic group. Table 17. Proprietary preservatives (based
on manufacturer's MSDS, advertisements, and published analyses). Table 18.
Summary of published fluid concentration and pH testing of fluid preserved
collections. Table 19. Characteristics of containers for fluid preserved
specimens (based on Simmons 2002). Table 20. Oxygen permeablility of
container materials. Table 21. Published recommendations for label
substrates and inks. Table 22. Rehydration techniques for fluid preserved
specimens. Table 23. Treatments and practices that are not recommended for
fluid preserved specimens. Appendix Index About the Author