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 A program concerning health and safety issues inherent in the handling and storage of hazardous ethnobotanical materials. Rose Kubiatowicz designed and developed Oh No! Ethnobotany at the Science Museum of Minnesota. It looks beyond the wide range of residual toxic chemicals present from the treatment of the item to specifically address concerns raised by toxic chemicals inherent in the ethnobotanical material itself. For information on labeling and storage, or Ethnobotany Material Safety Data Sheets (EMSDS) contact Rose, rosekubi@earthlink.net. |
Ethnobotany Material Safety Data Sheets (EMSDS) Poison-tipped Arrows |
Upcoming Talks:
"Can a Curare-Tipped Dart Really Kill You?"
Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society
SMM, St. Paul, Minnesota Thurs. Nov. 17, 2011 |
Results are In! Chemical Residue Analysis for Pharmacological Activity in Suspected Hazardous Ethnobotanical Objects. Pharmacologically active natural products including toxins can survive in ethnobotanical objects stored long-term and can remain stable in quantities great enough to represent a potential hazard to museum personnel. Twenty-one samples from suspected hazardous ethnobotanical objects identified in the Oh No! Ethnobotany program & ranging in age from 25 to 114 years old underwent organic residue analysis using. Samples were taken from the above listed materials. See Collections, A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, Vol. 4 No.4, Fall 2008 for results. |
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