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Re: PI oil on garden tools

Subject: Re: PI oil on garden tools
Author: Brian
Date: 6/3/2005 7:07 pm
Views: 4513
Status: Approved
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Try spirits or turpentine to clean it off. SEE #6
***************Urushiol Oil is Potent***************************
1.Only 1 nanogram (billionth of a gram) needed to cause rash
2.Average is 100 nanograms for most people
3.1/4 ounce of urushiol is all that is needed to cause a rash in every person on earth
4.500 people could itch from the amount covering the head of a pin
5.Specimens of urushiol several centuries old have found to cause dermatitis in sensitive people.
6.1 to 5 years is normal for urushiol oil to stay active on any surface including dead plants
7.Derived from urushi, Japanese name for lacquer

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PI oil on garden tools (Approved)jlk5/31/2005 2:04 pm
  Re: PI oil on garden tools (Approved)Byrd6/2/2005 8:13 pm
  Re: PI oil on garden tools (Approved)Brian6/3/2005 7:07 pm
    nice (Approved)Werea9/17/2005 9:26 am