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jumar
09-20-2010, 08:11 AM
http://forums.caves.org/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=10742&p=91412#p91412


Bottom line: any visitation to any cave or mine on USFS land anywhere within the U.S. will need to follow decon protocols as of October 1. These are also supposed to be in place now for any show caves on USFS land. Regions are asked to work with their regional stakeholders, including grottos, to address a WNS plan, and to consider closing caves and mines.

[QUOTE]SECTION 4: Recommended Decontamination Products
The following chemical products were tested in a laboratory setting and were found to be particularly
effective against killing the more resistant, spore-form of Geomyces destructans, as well as the hyphae:
1. Lysol