14 Jan
2004
14 Jan
'04
12:44 p.m.
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From: "Joe R." <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Mouse doody
At 10:29 AM 1/14/04 -0700, Claude Ceccon wrote:
Rat dung can have a deadly bacteria or something in it and is treated as a
hazardous waste. Using a vacuum cleaner will make sure that you will end up
breating in the dust (even a hepa filtered bag will probably not be enough
for bacteria). best bet is to do all cleaning outside while wearing one of
those masks painters wear and using 2 layers of gloves while your doing it.
Double bag anything you remove.
Call an exterminator and ask what they use when they exterminate rats and
clean up thier droppings.
Some comments on cleaning electronics which have
been despoiled by
biorchid rodents and other sources:
Loose stuff should be removed by dusting, vacuuming or blowing off the
offending offal.
A word of warning here. Some offal contains infections germs and can
spread disease. Don't inhale the stuff. I'd recommend vacuuming it up
instead of blowing it around. It might be a good idea to wear a dust mask
either way.
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