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Re: irradiation of post
Aluminum foil is actually quite radiolucent (x-rays pass through it quite
easily) so I would not assume that it would provide even a modicum of
protection if there is a danger to living tissues. Lead would work........
Alan Slack, DVM
Waterville, Maine
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Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 4:05 PM
Subject: RE: irradiation of post
> Tyrone,
>
> I did not see any responses to this so I will relate what I know. May be
> others with more information will contribute. Talking to a supervisor at
a
> local post office (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.), about 20% of the US post
offices are
> irradiating. They are almost all on the east coast. He also said that
the
> irradiation is such that it will not harm biological materials. At that
> statement I raised the question of how can you irradiate such as to kill
viruses
> or bacterial spores and not "harm biological materials". His answer was
he did
> not know.
>
> I just received a shipment of eggs of N. steinforti from Hungary. The
package
> was undamaged. The hatch date is not till April so I can't contribute
anything
> yet about egg viability.
>
> Also, should not one be able to wrap small bags of peat in heavy Aluminum
Foil
> to protect from irradittion damage.
>
> Just my $.02 but this is a subject I am very interested in getting true
facts
> on. One of the really cool things about the dirt fish passion is being
able to
> send eggs to other parts of the world. I hope we don't loose that.
>
> Peace
> john
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