legionnaires disease linked to compost

[Paul Cleaver]

Potting plants could cause Legionnaires' disease - Telegraph

[HCR]

In my day people came issued as standard with an immune system

 

Luckily it sounds like it's on a par with the risk of catching AIDS from a loo seat.

[easy-lift guy]

I read the link and the comments made about it, what a load of Compost.

easy-lift guy

[Paul Cleaver]

In my day people came issued as standard with an immune system

 

Luckily it sounds like it's on a par with the risk of catching AIDS from a loo seat.

 

perhaps you have to already have aids to catch it:awink:

[gensetsteve]

I have never heard of anyone getting a disease from virgin peat compost. Could this compost he was using been made form rubbish you take down the tip.

[Lee Winger]

The tip/compost plant I use regularly test for ecoli and other stuff

[Paul Cleaver]

I have never heard of anyone getting a disease from virgin peat compost. Could this compost he was using been made form rubbish you take down the tip.

 

dont know - it was reported in scotland

[Quickthorn]

I heard on the radio this morning that this is more associated with peat free compost. I think the logic is that Legionnaire's from compost is more common in Australia, and most of their compost is peat free.

[WorcsWuss]

I would post in this thread, but I did some gardening the other day and I fear I may have been made dead from being alive....

[jhonnyjigsaw]

I would post in this thread, but I did some gardening the other day and I fear I may have been made dead from being alive....

 

your a dick mate, nobody likes you