[Scan-DC] irradiated mail

[John B]

I wanted to look it up and here is what WikiPedia showed.


Irradiated mail is mail that has been deliberately exposed to radiation,
typically in an effort to disinfect it. The most notable instance of mail
irradiation occurred in response to the 2001 anthrax attacks; the level of
radiation chosen to kill anthrax spores was so high that it often changed
the physical appearance of the mail, in some cases spectacularly so.

The United States Postal Service began to irradiate mail in November 2001,
in response to the discovery of large-scale contamination at several of its
facilities that handled the letters that were sent in the attacks.


-----Original Message-----
From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of b_thom at juno.com
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:33 PM
To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Scan-DC] irradiated mail

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From: xxx Security Center Advisory 
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:48 PM
To: zzz
Subject: Incident Thursday, August 6, 2009

This morning two Wage & Hour employees in [a federal building] came in
contact with a piece of correspondence that caused them to break out in a
rash.  The Federal Protective Service, MPD, and DC Fire Hazardous Materials
detection officials responded and determined that there was nothing harmful
in the letter, and that both employees were sensitive to irradiated mail.
There is no cause for concern.  

If you have any questions, please contact....
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I asked someone what sensitivity to irradiated mail was. He didn't get it
either.


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