Guest guest Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Hi Gil, The only thing that I know about mulch is what happened to my son. He got the mulch (not intentionally) with the shooting mold spores that he had a heck of a time removing from his house. Hopefully, your neighbor didn't get that because the mold can shoot the spores up to 8'. Barth www.presenting.net/sbs/sbs.html SUBMIT YOUR DOCTOR: www.presenting.net/sbs/molddoctors.html --- GV> My next door neighbor recently had a landscaping company groom his yard. It looks beautiful, but the cedar mulch they used is making me miserable. Has anyone sensitive to cedar ever had any GV> luck doing anything about this? Also, how long does that odor last? GV> _________________________________________________________________ GV> The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. GV> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar & ocid=PID28326:\ :T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 GV> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 YEP, I dont think the smell ever goes away,but where it's outside, it should at some point. it may not be until after winter. ? or several rains. yes, I used to love that smell. in my second water damaged home, the salers had, for some reason lined the bottom of my closet with cedar, sence the mold was really bad in that area and they cut out the floor there, how cleaver to lay cedar in it's place to try to hide the smell. now I'm very sensitive to it. > > > My next door neighbor recently had a landscaping company groom his yard. It looks beautiful, but the cedar mulch they used is making me miserable. Has anyone sensitive to cedar ever had any luck doing anything about this? Also, how long does that odor last? > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar & ocid=PID28326:\ :T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 Cedar wood can be potentially dangerous. It contains fine particles that if inhaled can cause pulmonary inflammation. It is not wise to be inhaling the dust of cedar wood. Cedar oil is listed as a fungicide, bactericide and insecticide. I suggest that you do a google search of cedar wood toxicity. Jack-Dwayne: Thrasher, Ph.D. Toxicologist/Immunotoxicologist/Fetaltoxicologist www.drthrasher.org toxicologist1@... Off: 916-745-4703 Cell: 575-937-1150 L. Crawley, M.ED., LADC Trauma Specialist sandracrawley@... 916-745-4703 - Off 775-309-3994 - Cell This message and any attachments forwarded with it is to be considered privileged and confidential. The forwarding or redistribution of this message (and any attachments) without my prior written consent is strictly prohibited and may violate privacy laws. Once the intended purpose of this message has been served, please destroy the original message contents. If you have received this message in error, please reply immediately to advise the sender of the miscommunication and then delete the message and any copies you have printed. Thank you in advance for your compliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Dr. Thrasher - Thanks for your post as I am intrigued by the cedar thing. I thought that cedar was a natural fungicide, etc., as well as a moth repellant and natural means of keeping your clothing from getting moth holes. This applies especially to wool. I often buy those little cedar chips and cedar hangers to avoid mothballs for my closet. As for my personal wardrobe, I try hard not to get stuff dry cleaned because of the perc issues; stick to what is 100% cotton and is washable. If it is that bad, I get rid of the clothing rather than be exposed to those chemicals. The mulch thing makes me nervous because who knows what is " blended " for the sake of appearance in the " industry? " So much attention is focused on " outdoor living " in the media, that these issues are bound to surface. Thanks. --- In , " Jack Thrasher, Ph.D. " <toxicologist1@...> wrote: > > Cedar wood can be potentially dangerous. It contains fine particles that if inhaled can cause pulmonary inflammation. It is not wise to be inhaling the dust of cedar wood. Cedar oil is listed as a fungicide, bactericide and insecticide. > > I suggest that you do a google search of cedar wood toxicity. > > Jack-Dwayne: Thrasher, Ph.D. > Toxicologist/Immunotoxicologist/Fetaltoxicologist > www.drthrasher.org > toxicologist1@... > Off: 916-745-4703 > Cell: 575-937-1150 > > > L. Crawley, M.ED., LADC > Trauma Specialist > sandracrawley@... > 916-745-4703 - Off > 775-309-3994 - Cell > > > > > This message and any attachments forwarded with it is to be considered privileged and confidential. The forwarding or redistribution of this message (and any attachments) without my prior written consent is strictly prohibited and may violate privacy laws. Once the intended purpose of this message has been served, please destroy the original message contents. If you have received this message in error, please reply immediately to advise the sender of the miscommunication and then delete the message and any copies you have printed. Thank you in advance for your compliance. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 22, 2010 Report Share Posted July 22, 2010 Just because it is natural (found in wood) does not mean the cedar oil is not toxic. If it is toxic to insects, molds and bacteria it is potentially toxic to humans and animals. My post was regarding inhaling the dust from Cedar Wood. The dust causes inflammation of the lungs. Jack-Dwayne: Thrasher, Ph.D. Toxicologist/Immunotoxicologist/Fetaltoxicologist www.drthrasher.org toxicologist1@... Off: 916-745-4703 Cell: 575-937-1150 L. Crawley, M.ED., LADC Trauma Specialist sandracrawley@... 916-745-4703 - Off 775-309-3994 - Cell This message and any attachments forwarded with it is to be considered privileged and confidential. The forwarding or redistribution of this message (and any attachments) without my prior written consent is strictly prohibited and may violate privacy laws. Once the intended purpose of this message has been served, please destroy the original message contents. If you have received this message in error, please reply immediately to advise the sender of the miscommunication and then delete the message and any copies you have printed. Thank you in advance for your compliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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