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Hello All of you,

I said yesterday :

> Is there a mean to determine if a dried specimen has been submitted to
> poisoning using toxic stuff as mercuric chloride or DDT.  There is not
> indication of such treatment on the sheet but I have some doubt about
> the safeness of these specimens.

I will be away for the next two weeks but I will post a summary of replies
to my request once back.

Season's Greetings.

Martin


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Martin Dube, Ph.D., associate professor
Edmundston Campus, University of Moncton
Edmundston, NB, CANADA  E3V 2S8
Tel.: 506-737-5154   Fax : 506-737-5373  ICQ # 37925656
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