TY - BOOK AU - Simmons,John E. TI - Fluid preservation: a comprehensive reference SN - 9781442229655 PY - 2014/// CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Liquids KW - Storage KW - History KW - Fluids KW - Chemicals KW - Canning and preserving N1 - Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. FLUID-PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES AND COLLECTIONS; Chapter 1. The History of Fluid Preservation; Chapter 2. Fixation; Chapter 3. Preservation; Chapter 4. Effects of Fixatives and Preservatives on Specimens; Chapter 5. Managing Fluid-Preserved Collections; Chapter 6. Fluid-Preserved Collections as Cultural Patrimony; References; Bibliography; INDEX; About the Author N2 - 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 ER -