Re: Amber 2, Oh the humanity

[Tompaleo@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-01-21 20:36:05 EST, you write:

> I am asking if there is =
>>any documentation of the health risk associated with field excavations. =
>>The dust alone would seem to expose one to silicosis(sp?), under some =
>>conditions. 
>
>Hantavirus comes to mind, but weren't most of the cases a result of 
>spring housecleaning?  (Another reason not to do it!)  Are people 
>wearing masks for dusty excavations?
>
>

Wasn't there a fungal infection associated  with a particular Miocene site in
California? Those little fungi were in the soil and the excavators picked up
some of them. (Someone on this list posted about this last year).

Regards,
Thomas R. Lipka
Paleontological/Geological Studies