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sphagnum hazard
I read some place that spagnum moss was once used to cover battle
wounds; however, just in the last century has it become subject to fungus. I also read somewhere that it caused trichosporosis (a node appearing on the skin) the same as a rose thorn in the finger. My vague recollection was that iodine treatments cured the problem. And, I believe a link to this information appeared on this forum a few years ago; so, if interested one would have to do a little research. .. . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html ---------------------------------------------------------- TRAINMAN9 wrote: I was reading about sphagnum moss and there was a warning about using gloves and a particle mask when working with it. Seems the stuff can cause a nasty infection. This has been well known for some time. The best way to handle NZ Spagnum is to use gloves and soak the spagnum to control the dust. The reason for the gloves is to protect against the stuff coming into contact with a break in the skin and causing an infection. |
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