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  • From: Mike Dorrington <m1dorrin@attmail.com>
  • To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu
  • Subject: compost spores & health
  • Date: 21 Mar 94 18:06:20 GMT

Can anyone answer below (forwarded) message?

>We are looking for information on the possible health
>effects of a mold spore-- Aspergillus fumigatus-- that is
>associated with composting operations and can also be found
>in the air and in buildings. A study by the New York state
>Dept. of Health came out last week with information
>suggesting that it was not the cause of respiratory or other
>health problems around an Islip Long Island composting
>facility. At the same time the study said composting
>facilities should not be located near hospitals, in
>particular, medical facilities with bone marrow transplant
>operations. If you have any information on this subject,
>please send me an e-mail message. Thanks! -- David Hess,
>Executive Director, Pennsylvania Senate Environmental
>Resources & Energy Committee.



  • compost spores & health, Mike Dorrington, 03/21/1994

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