Re: Re: CULT: potting soil/legionnaire's desease
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: potting soil/legionnaire's desease
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- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 02:51:24 GMT
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>A disturbing piece in the paper I was reading a few days ago, several
>cases of legionnaire's disease linked to potting soil....<snip>..
>How could the bacteria for that disease get in the potting >soil...thought
>it didn't have any compost related material in it...?
>
>Janet Natale
Here in Australia, all potting soils carry a warning re the possiblility of
contracting Legionnaire's disease. It is recommended that potting soil be
damped down before using, to avoid inhaling the fine dust particles. Check
the fine print on your bag - you may find there is a warning there.
Cheers, Jan Clark
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