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Storing wetter corn may cause health concerns

Published: February 11, 2010
By: Albert Hughes
Hi! this is an extract from a piece of news from Illinois Farm Bureau: The grain bin is always a potentially lethal environment. But a wet fall and late harvest have heightened imminent and unseen risks for producers and rural rescuers. Storage of wetter corn poses a greater danger of fungal mycotoxin development and inhalation. Mycotoxins are potential carcinogens that resist decomposition in the body and imperil the long-term health both of producers and rescue workers exposed to mold. “It’s going to be hard to convince the farming community that you need to have some sort of a respirator when you’re in cleaning that grain bin,” Bales told FarmWeek. What do you think??? BR Albert
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