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The Headline: "EPA warns gardeners about handling vermiculite".

One vermiculite product called Zonolite which was used for building insulation has been found to contain fibrous actinolite and tremolite which are both classified as carcinogens.


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Publication: Forest Nursery Notes - 2000 Summer