---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sarah Richards <srichs...@gmail.com> List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 3:06 PM Subject: Fwd: Latest WNS decontamination protocols To: varl...@listserv.vt.edu
All, Follow this link for the latest version of the USFWS WNS decontamination protocols (as of 6/25/2012): http://whitenosesyndrome.org/sites/default/files/resource/national_wns_revise_final_6.25.12.pdf Note that hot water is the easiest and safest method available! I have taken to cleaning the heavy stuff off my gear and then putting everything in my washing machine (set on hot) to soak. I just fill up my washer with hot water, put all my gear in there, close the lid, and leave it for 20 minutes. Then I pull out my helmet, footware, knee pads, etc. before letting the wash cycle continue. Seems to work well and doesn't kill my hands with exposure to harsh chemicals. Check the temperature on your hot water heater and the resultant temperature of your hot wash cycle to ensure that it maintains the 122-degree water temperature for the full 20 minutes. Sarah (Permission granted to repost as necessary.) -- May you be well. May you be happy and healthy. May you be free from suffering and pain. May you be filled with loving kindness. Namaste. -- May you be well. May you be happy and healthy. May you be free from suffering and pain. May you be filled with loving kindness. Namaste.
