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WOD code table: b_10_preservation_method

code_name Preservation method
units WOD code
1 4-5% formalin; unbuffered
2 4-5% formalin; hexamine buffered
3 4-5% formalin; borax or borate buffered
4 10% formalin; seawater; buffered
5 4-5% formalin;seawater(buffered/unbuffered unspecified)
6 4-5% formalin; no ref. to water-type or buffering
7 4-5% formalin; buffered; (buffer unspecified)
8 10% filtered paraformaldehyde
9 2-10% formalin; seawater; buffered(buffer unspecified)
10 5-10% formalin; seawater; buffered;buffer unspecified)
11 1% formalin; buffered (buffer unspecified)
12 2% formalin; buffered (buffer unspecified)
13 3-5% formalin; seawater; unbuffered
14 5% formalin; seawater; borax buffered
15 4-5% formalin; seawater; sodium bicarbonate
16 liquid nitrogen
17 Lugol's Solution ("acidified Lugol's iodine")
18 formalin; no info on: %;buffering;water type
19 preservative used; no additional information provided
20 10% buffered formalin
21 Formol-hexamine (5% concentraction)
22 20% buffered formalin
23 20% buffered formalin + strontium chloride
24 1%-paraform + deep freeze (frozen in liquid nitrogen at -85 dec. C)
25 1%-glutaraldehyde + deep freeze (frozen in liquid nitrogen at -85 dec. C)
26 3% formalin; seawater; (buffered/unbuffered unspecified)
27 2% formalin; no ref. to water-type or buffering
29 10% formalin; no ref. to water-type or buffering
31 90% Acetone
32 2% Glutaraldehyde
33 N-dimethylfloramide
34 Lugol+Formalin;fixed by Lugol's solution after sample blooming by 40% formaldehyde
35 3-4% buffered Formaldehyde (buffering agent not specified)
36 5% Formalin (buffering not specified) DO NOT USE; Dup of code 7
37 70% Ethanol
38 95% Ethanol