RE: seed starting and vermiculite
- Subject: RE: seed starting and vermiculite
- From: a*
- Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 07:01:02 -0500
>>Vermiculite is banned in other countries and various parts of the US so I
>>found with a quick look at Google. You may not want to use it
>indoors after
>>reading all of this.
>
>Why is vermiculite banned?
1964 -- A researcher at Mount Sinai Medical Center reconfirms the health
threats of asbestos.
1971 -- Scotts is told by W.R. Grace that asbestos is a contaminant in its
vermiculite.
1972 -- The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration adopts the
first regulations for asbestos exposure.
1976 -- Scotts informs workers at the Marysville plant that "very small
traces" of asbestos have been found in its vermiculite.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, an independent
agency that advises OSHA on health risks, concludes there is no . . .
"'safe' level of asbestos exposure."
1977 -- Scotts notifies employees that "about three years ago, industry in
general became aware that vermiculite contains some asbestos fibers which
can be released when the vermiculite ore is unloaded or expanded." The
notice says Scotts is researching alternatives to vermiculite.
for more ....see:
http://www.dispatch.com/news/special/scotts/738094.html
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