[USCC] Skin reaction from compost
Voelker, Jan
compost@compostingcouncil.org
Fri May 10 09:05:07 2002
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Yes, I have. I ended up in one of those urgent care facilities to get a
steroid shot due to the extreme reaction. Some of my neighbors also
experienced the agony of the poison. Not surprising, because we had bought
bulk compost from the same nursery. My son, who lives in Athens, Ohio, got
it from bulk mulch he bought. The following year I bought bagged mulch from
Ohio Mulch and once again I ended up with poison ivy, but not as severe as I
had worn rubber gloves, and avoided getting the material on my legs or
against my clothing.
Poison ivy can be inadvertently mixed in with branches, yard waste, old
pallets and other wood wastes. When the materials are shredded, poison ivy
oils may be released and will linger. For compost, it can survive the
actual process.
While in college, I took a tree identification course and learned a good
deal about this and some other common poisons. Even in the dead of winter
when poison ivy is "dormant" if you touch poison ivy runners on trees or
near the surrounding ground, the oil can cause severe reactions.
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Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:00 PM
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Subject: [USCC] Skin reaction from compost
A guy who works for me told me that one of his kids broke out with a rash
after shoveling some compost.
Now my wife has a rash on both ankles after helping spread some of this. She
says it looks like poison ivy. Has anyone had any experience with anything
like this?
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<DIV><SPAN class=561425210-10052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Yes, I
have. I ended up in one of those urgent care facilities to get a steroid
shot due to the extreme reaction. Some of my neighbors also experienced
the agony of the poison. Not surprising, because we had bought bulk
compost from the same nursery. My son, who lives in Athens, Ohio, got it
from bulk mulch he bought. The following year I bought bagged mulch from
Ohio Mulch and once again I ended up with poison ivy, but not as severe as
I had worn rubber gloves, and avoided getting the material on my legs or against
my clothing.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=561425210-10052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Poison
ivy can be inadvertently mixed in with branches, yard waste, old pallets and
other wood wastes. When the materials are shredded, poison ivy oils may be
released and will linger. For compost, it can survive the
actual process. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=561425210-10052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=561425210-10052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>While
in college, I took a tree identification course and learned a good deal about
this and some other common poisons. Even in the dead of winter when poison
ivy is "dormant" if you touch poison ivy runners on trees or near the
surrounding ground, the oil can cause severe reactions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=561425210-10052002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">A guy who works for me told me
that one of his kids broke out with a rash after shoveling some
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