"H Hornblower" wrote in message
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I tried to purchase a bag of vermiculite in a store in Ohio
yesterday. The clerk said they didn't carry it anymore because it was
illegal. Any truth to this?
I remember something a while back about prolonged exposure and
cancer risk but it wasn't garden related.

Out of curiousity I ran it through a chemical regulatory database I have
access to and found no designations of carcinogenicity.
Frank