I wouldn't worry about it. I've consumed lethal doses of sulfer fumes at a young age without any adverse affects except for people giving me funny looks.
Regards Steve Martin> becarefull if you mean sulfur dust as in used as fungicide thats toxic Martin> and absorbed through skin. Martin> check google for some MSDS or read the label on your product. Martin> John Varigos wrote: >> During discussions on the Usenet group >> alt.binaries.pictures.orchids one of >> the contributors posted the following: >> >> "A trick I learned from colleagues who do field work in the tropics involved >> liberally applying sulphur powder to socks, boots, pants-legs, etc., to >> discourage nasties like ticks and leaches from trying to take a meal from us >> when in the bush." >> >> Has anyone heard of or used sulphur for this purpose and is it effective? >> >> I was in Borneo earlier this year but did not find leaches to be a problem >> but I am planning to go trekking in Northern Thailand and Laos next year >> where it may be more problematic. >> >> Cheers >> >> John >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) >> [email protected] >> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com >> >> Martin> _______________________________________________ Martin> the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) Martin> [email protected] Martin> http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
