> > Hi! lurker D,
We have posted repeatedly (you missed) that decent Cs will last over a year in plastic water jugs in room lighting. We have had less then 2% loss in strength storing in a kitchen cubboard. There may be a slight "plastic" tatse after extended storage but not a problem. We ran tests with strong UV light 1/2" from a plastic bottle for 3 weeks and the bottle suffered more (dark brown spot) then the Cs, which still measered 5 PPM by the TDS method. If they are flying home, we get real leakage problems with a gallon size but never with the smaller plastic bottles. You might find it amusing, but our local US Postoffice said we could ship a gallon without packaging - "if a label and stamps will stick it is OK" and sure enough it went over 1,000 miles w/o harm. They showed me a chair and some coconuts without wrappers, just labels stuck on! [email protected] > > Hello list, > First of all since I admit I am mainly a "lurker" and only post > once in a while, let me say "thank you" to you all for the wonderful > discussions and information here. > I am wondering if it would be okay to store CS in an opaque plastic > bottle. Usually I use thick blue glass bottles because I always thought > that CS must be stored in a glass container. I am aware that the container, > whatever the material, must be resistant to light transmission and I always > store my CS in a cool, dark cabinet. > Would the plastic be okay for short-term storage? Long-term? The > concern is that I am making up batches of CS to send off with relatives who > are visiting for the holidays and I do not have enough little glass bottles > to go around. > > Thanks, > > -D. Toscano
