Subject: [nafex] Re: Irradiation of Mail & Plant Fallout
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 03:32:58 -0000
Doreen,
I've been trying to find informatin on this on the web, but have
been unable to locate anything. Can you point me to an article?
Chris Mauchline
--- In nafex@y..., "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@t...> wrote:
> Since the US Postal Service has decided to buy cobalt-gamma ray
irradiation
> equipment to sanitize the mail, we plant people have a big
problem. Seeds
> and live plants exposed to this irradiation will be altered
genetically.
> Several seed companies have already contacted their elected
representatives
> about this. What can we do as individuals? Should be we be
worried? I am.
> Does this mean that seeds (which are light in weight) will now have
to be
> sent via UPS or Fed-EX at much higher rates? How does this effect
an
> already struggling garden industry? Let the discussion begin.
And, email
> your elected representatives about your concerns.
> Doreen Howard
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