tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950727852821572506.post8570261087080748969..comments2024-03-04T04:08:54.486-05:00Comments on Accidental Remediation: sample packaging 1Short Geologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047258159927129336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950727852821572506.post-45248374134170833932014-08-19T19:38:48.359-04:002014-08-19T19:38:48.359-04:00@ Michael: I don't know about official packing...@ Michael: I don't know about official packing bans, but after about 2004ish, we were not allowed to use any vermiculite for packing samples. Whether that was client preference or overly conservative SOPs, I don't know. But I never saw vermiculite used as packing material since (and this was for several different organizations).Short Geologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047258159927129336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950727852821572506.post-28147875232975658182014-08-19T10:56:52.408-04:002014-08-19T10:56:52.408-04:00Where did you hear that vermiculite is a banned pa...Where did you hear that vermiculite is a banned packaging material? All modern sources of vermiculite are tested for asbestos and documented by the mines. I am a manufacturer and sell to lab packing companies in the US and have asbestos tests provided to me for our raw materials regularly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661252592935294711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950727852821572506.post-51880362110444531132014-08-18T17:41:56.989-04:002014-08-18T17:41:56.989-04:00Yeah, we use methanol for some soil samples and ha...Yeah, we use methanol for some soil samples and have to be very careful with the quantity/packaging requirements. So complicated!Short Geologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047258159927129336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950727852821572506.post-35946805821622664352014-08-17T22:58:26.470-04:002014-08-17T22:58:26.470-04:00Also, don't ship bottles of samples dissolved ...Also, don't ship bottles of samples dissolved or suspended in organic solvents (e.g. ethanol, acetone). This is ILLEGAL (if unlabeled) and DANGEROUS, because those solvents are fire hazards, especially if your bottle breaks.<br /><br />I kid you not.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.com