Re: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 25, Issue 24

**"Susan Wyche" s*@yahoo.com**

On various medical websites, I found mention of lung ailments that are
common with farm and landscape workers, called "farmer's lung," "compost
lung," "mushroom compost lung," etc.  The common thread seemed to be
long-term exposure to small fibers that become airborne when shoveling and
spreading the material.  The small particles irritate the lungs and make a
person susceptible to pneumonia and other opportunistic organisms.  Most of
the sites said that stopping the exposure would lead to improvement, though
serious damage could take years to mend.

Susan Wyche
Green Perspectives

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