Yes, the HDPE bottles used for concentrate are slightly oxygen-permeable, but my understanding is that the long life of HC-110 concentrate arises because it contains no water. Stock solutions mixed from concentrate have a much shorter life. This has led many (including me) to mix working solutions directly from concentrate, using syringes to measure out the required small volumes of concentrate. I sometimes, but not religiously, move the concentrate to smaller glass bottles to reduce the amount of air trapped in the bottle. Steve On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Joseph O'Neil <joneil@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi everyone; > I have several old bottles of HC-110, maybe some ten years old, never > opened, and in the concentrate, never an issue with them or developing > times. One reason I love the stuff - seems to last almost forever in it's > pure form. > > good luck > joe > > > ============================================================ > ================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. >