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  • From: "Steve N. Dulaney" <dulaney@wvi.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Ground Egg Shells
  • Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 07:43:54 -0800

Hello,

I do not know about breathing egg shell dust, we just grind ours with an old mortar and pestle after they dry out. It does not take very long and we do not have to worry about the dust. I did not know that worms needed that sort of roughage. Do the shells need to be ground first or can I just put them in broken?

Regards,
Steve N. Dulaney

Thomas Olenio wrote:

Hello All,

I have a question regarding grinding egg shells in a food processor. I
use the ground shells in soil, and for a vermiculture composting bin
(worms require the roughage).

While I was grinding egg shells this morning the thought crossed my mind
whether the dust that arises from this would be healthy to inhale?

The egg shells are rinsed to remove the slippery film inside and then left
to thouroghly dry before grinding.

Any thoughts? Sort of like the "Is bonemeal dust safe to inhale?"
question.

I try to use as much waste as possible around the home, not because I
worry about the landfill, but the township is starting to charge for every
bag of trash they remove from your property. So grinding egg shells
serves a couple of purposes for me, but are there any issues I should keep
in mind?

Thanks,
Tom

--
Southwest Ontario
Canada Hardiness Zone 6a
(similar to US zone 5)

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