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I just mixed my first tub of the season for incubation. I noticed the vermiculite has a chemicaly type smell to it almost like paint, but not as strong. And only when it is wet, the dry vermiculite doesn't smell. Is this normal?

Thanks
Jay Cassidy

use it and don't sniff it..........it is very bad for your lungs......
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wow.....did you think of that all by yourself?.....
better take a break ................

Most vermiculite does not have asbestos in it... vermiculite alone isn't toxic.

Yes, most vermiculite these days is "relatively" safe, however, dust particles in the lungs are irritants that can result in repiratory problems. This goes for just about any kind of dust. I think that's the point Yoda was trying to get across.
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Jay A. Martin
Jay Martin Reptiles

.......I didn't mention asbestos.......

vermiculite is a mineral..a rock.that is cooked and "popped"....

breathing in rocks is a bad thing?.......yes.

silicosis........vermiculite.asbestos...perlite.it's all the same "family" type of stone......and all can cause lung problems..even cancers.....

you breathe it...........

greenhouse workers get sick...at times.and they all didn't beathe asbestos tainted vermic''

......trust me............it's bad........

you ever work in a foundry?....I did...20 years .........silica isn't kewl either........

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wow.....did you think of that all by yourself?.....
better take a break ................