>Any special place you get enough 90% or stronger alcohol to soak 4-5 gallons
>of dredged sand and
>rubble?

I get ethanol for preserving DNA samples through the university, as a
chemical reagent.  It is less expensive but requires more paperwork.  I do
not know how easy it would be for someone not officially connected with a
university or industrial buyer to obtain it this way.  It's probably worth
checking if you know a chemist or biochemist.

If you preserve the micros in ethanol, they could be used for DNA work.
Very few micros have had the DNA analyzed, and the systematic placement is
often uncertain, so most of what you find is probably unusual in this
sense.


David Campbell

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