What if any are the problems encountered in planting in soil with anthrax spores?

-- Dane E. Johnson (trinityair2000@hotmail.com), November 13, 2001

Answers

none,, anthrax is in the soil already,, its everywhere,, if any animal EVR dies in that spot,, chances are good, ,that spot has anthrax. The problme is,, when someone takes it,, grows a TON of it,, and spreads it around in high concentrations

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), November 13, 2001.

Anthrax bacillius is alive in most southern soils. You need to breath in 8,000 or so spores to get inhalation anthrax. woolworker & hide factory workers have been exposed to up to 500ppm spores in the air & not developed infection. The spores in the envelopes were apparently treated to not clump & the powder helped disperse them & keep them aloft. So wearing gloves, band aids over wounds & washing up should keep you safe. Skin/cutenaceous anthrax has a visible red infection site w/ a black dot in its center. The black dot is the anthrax bacteria breeding. After all is said & done i was paranoid enough after visiting the petting zoo goats & sheep earlier in the week. That i had someone take a look at my toddlers ant bite that was dark brown in the center! Yes i knew it was a fire ant bite,& that they will scab if rubbed but... you are not paranoid if 'they' are really out to get you!

-- bj pepper in C. MS. (pepper.pepper@excite.com), November 13, 2001.