It is a good idea to prevent this dust from getting into your nose. It can cause 'lumbermans's lung' similar to silicosis or asbestosis which is highly damaging to the lung. A well known orchid grower, no longer with us, had a serious case of it from redwood bark dust.

Len


On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 06:02 AM, K. Barrett wrote:


 My nose was filled with it after potting (gorilla hair)
6-7 plants.
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