Hi all (and apologies for cross-postings), Does anyone have experience with fluorescent dyeing sediment? I am interested in dyeing small quantities of sediment to be used as tracers for a series of experiments involving reef sponges. The sediment will be gathered from a shallow coral reef and will range in size from ~35-150µm and should fluoresce under UV light. The application of the dyed sediment will be in situ so non-toxic materials are preferable.
Another complication is that the staining process will occur on a remote field site with few resources so ideally all materials will need to be airline approved. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, Emily McGrath PhD Candidate School of Biological Sciences Victoria University of Wellington P.O Box 600 Wellington 6140 New Zealand
