Re: irradiation units...
would wrapping the packets in foil help??, i will make sure i do this with
all i send out anyway from now on.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: vince <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: 02 November 2001 19:21
Subject: Re: irradiation units...
>Some mail destined for Washington DC addresses has
>been trucked to Lima, Ohio to be e-beam treated. The
>postal service has also ordered 8 e-beam systems to be
>installed in high risk areas like Washington DC.
>
>E-beam sterilization will certainly damage some seeds
>particularly small seeds with thin seed coats such as
>tomato seeds.
>
>I have to retract my earlier statement about pumpkin
>seeds being thick enough to survive. The heavy
>exposure levels and high energy levels that they are
>talking about now would most likely damage even large
>seeds like pumpkin seeds. It will also damage
>unprocessed film and some electronics.
>
>There are a host of problems applying this technology
>carte blanc on mail. So many in fact, that I believe
>that it is impractical for common use.
>
>The postal service is struggling for viable options to
>contend with the anthrax scare and so is rushing into
>this idea at least for high risk mail. See this link
>for a good article on the current status of e-beam
>sterilization of mail:
>
>http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/thursday/news_b30e9f8bf004
30cb004e.html
>
>Again I doubt that this technology will be adopted for
>wide spread use on the mail, but it certainly is an
>issue to watch. For now, you only need to worry if
>you are mailing seeds to the DC area.
>
>You may want to mail a package of seeds to your
>Congressperson with a little note: "What's up with
>this?"
>
>vince
>
>
>--- Roger Swalley <res@colfax.com> wrote:
>> They are using units on Gov mail right now. As I
>> understand they were set up on a temp basis some
>> where in the midwest????????
>> Roger
>>
>
>
>
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