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From: efarrell@ossi.com (Liz Farrell)
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Subject: How unhealthful is vermiculite?
Date: 2 May 1994 17:47:19 GMT
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There is a warning on my bag of vermiculite
that says it can cause cancer.  Anybody know
anything more specific?  Like what the risk
really is, and why?

Thanks in advance!
Liz Farrell

(efarrell@ossi.com)





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From: ahill@boi.hp.com (Andy Hill)
Subject: Re: How unhealthful is vermiculite?
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Liz Farrell (efarrell@ossi.com) wrote:
> There is a warning on my bag of vermiculite
> that says it can cause cancer.  Anybody know
> anything more specific?  Like what the risk
> really is, and why?
>
I'm pretty sure that it's the same sort of problem as asbestos.  Don't
breathe the dust and you should be OK.  If you're going to be messing
with a lot of it, a dust mask would probably be a reasonable precaution.


