This solvent must be stored in an EXPLOSION proof freezer as all flammable,
volatile solvents in a laboratory should be stored.  To see what can
happen, read the last and excellent Histo Logic as to what happened at the
University of Arkansas when isopentane was put into a regular freezer!
KABOOM!  with extremely expensive consequences. Mainly they are lucky no
one was killed when the lab went to the moon. 

I believe you can access this publication via Sakura Finetek website, Vinny
might comment on this. 




Gayle Callis
MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology - Marsh Lab
Montana State University - Bozeman
S. 19th and Lincoln St
Bozeman MT 59717-3610

406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
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email: gcallis@montana.edu