Gail, Below is the response from our (J.M. Waller Inc.) collections and
curation specialist at Fort Riley. I hope it helps.

John Dendy
Archeologist
Dynamac Corporation
Fort Riley, KS


 Although the solution of ethanol and water will certainly take care of
their mold problems, I have no idea what effect it would have on the
analysis of the bone material. You might want to have the person who is
asking contact Julie Reilly, Associate Director/Conservator Gerald Ford
Conservation Center, Lincoln, NE.

Fiona
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From: Dendy, John
To: Fiona Price (E-mail)
Subject: FW: Question on Faunal Analysis
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 11:29AM
Priority: High


Let me know what you think and I'll send out the response...JHD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gail Frace [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 10:37 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Question on Faunal Analysis
>
>      Greetings,
>
>      We recently have a problem with materials washed by the field crew
> and
>      not given sufficient time to dry before being rebagged.  By the time
>      most of the materials reached the main lab, they had grown mold.
>
>      We do not want to introduce mold spores into the storage facility in
>      which these materials will permanently reside.  Our object
>      conservator, who has worked with many archaeological collections, has
>      suggested an ethanol and water solution which will kill the mold
>      spores; however, the project archaeologist has concerns that the use
>      of this solution could cause problems with future analysis of the
>      animal bone.  Is anyone on the list familiar with a known analytical
>      procedure for which the use of an ethanol solution could cause
>      problems?  If so, would you please contact me off list with the
>      information.
>
>      Thanking you,
>
>      Gail Frace
>