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- From: <wiediger AT msn.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] asbestos in vermiculite
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:20:30 -0600
This asbestos in vermiculite reminds me of when I worked in the ceramic
industry and OSHA tried to say there was asbestos in talc, all talc.
The Bureau of Mines recognized 2 forms of talc, one asbestos, one not.
From what I can read on this subject, vermiculite itself does not contain
asbestos. The public reports we are hearing about are talking specifically
about vermiculite coming from a mine in Libby, Montana. That geological
formation did contain asbestos and that mine was closed around 1990. Most
of the vermiculite from that mine went into insulation, the kind blown into
attics as loose fill and now floats around in the air.
But to be on the safe side, I think it would be prudent to wear a mask or
face respirator when working with large quantities of soil less media. I
wouldn't doubt that one day we'll hear that inhaling peat causes farm workers to
see Elvis in the convenient store.
If you do a Google search "asbestos contamination of vermiculite" or
"vermiculite contaminated with asbestos", there is a lot of information out
there. Of course, who knows what you can or can't believe.
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RE: [Market-farming] asbestos in vermiculite,
Paul A. Bock, 02/02/2004
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RE: [Market-farming] asbestos in vermiculite,
dave . kathy, 02/02/2004
- RE: [Market-farming] asbestos in vermiculite, Leigh Hauter, 02/02/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] asbestos in vermiculite, wiediger, 02/02/2004
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