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Re: [nafex] Irradiation of Mail & Plant Fallout
My understanding the dosage would result in killing any potential
disease organism, plant, seed, bulb. etc.
Claude Sweet
San Diego, CA
Doreen Howard wrote:
> Since the US Postal Service has decided to buy cobalt-gamma ray irradiation
> equipment to sanitize the mail, we plant people have a big problem. Seeds
> and live plants exposed to this irradiation will be altered genetically.
> Several seed companies have already contacted their elected representatives
> about this. What can we do as individuals? Should be we be worried? I am.
> Does this mean that seeds (which are light in weight) will now have to be
> sent via UPS or Fed-EX at much higher rates? How does this effect an
> already struggling garden industry? Let the discussion begin. And, email
> your elected representatives about your concerns.
> Doreen Howard
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