From snook@mbi.org Mon Apr 18 10:06:50 1994 Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 09:22:41 UNDEFINED From: snook@mbi.org To: Larry London Subject: Re: Compost spores and health. In article <2mkve2$khr@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> london@sunSITE.unc.edu (Larry London) writes: >Path: msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!apollo1.cacd.cr.rockwell.com!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!concert!bigblue.oit.unc.edu!sunSITE!london >From: london@sunSITE.unc.edu (Larry London) >Newsgroups: bionet.mycology,bionet.general,sci.bio,sci.agriculture >Subject: Compost spores and health. >Date: 21 Mar 1994 20:18:10 GMT >Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill >Lines: 32 >Message-ID: <2mkve2$khr@bigblue.oit.unc.edu> >NNTP-Posting-Host: calzone.oit.unc.edu >Summary: Reply to: m1dorrin@attmail.com or sanet-mg@twosocks.ces.ncsu.edu >Xref: msuinfo bionet.mycology:363 bionet.general:8165 sci.bio:18700 sci.agriculture:495 >X-status: R >>From m1dorrin@attmail.com Mon Mar 21 14:58:13 1994 >Date: 21 Mar 94 18:06:20 GMT >From: Mike Dorrington >To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu >Subject: compost spores & health >Can anyone answer below (forwarded) message? >>We are looking for information on the possible health >>effects of a mold spore-- Aspergillus fumigatus-- that is >>associated with composting operations and can also be found >>in the air and in buildings. A study by the New York state >>Dept. of Health came out last week with information >>suggesting that it was not the cause of respiratory or other >>health problems around an Islip Long Island composting >>facility. At the same time the study said composting >>facilities should not be located near hospitals, in >>particular, medical facilities with bone marrow transplant >>operations. If you have any information on this subject, >>please send me an e-mail message. Thanks! -- David Hess, >>Executive Director, Pennsylvania Senate Environmental >>Resources & Energy Committee. The Composting Council should be able to provide information on A. fumigatus & Composting. The Composting Council 114 S. Pitt St. Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703/739-2401 Fax: 703/739-2407