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Anthrax in Old Buildings: What Horsehair Plaster Means Before You Start Work
Most people who own or work on old buildings know to watch for asbestos and lead paint. Far fewer know that the plaster itself can carry a much older hazard. Animal hair mixed into traditional plaster can, in rare cases, carry anthrax. It is an uncommon risk and a highly specialised area, but if you are planning work on a period property it is worth understanding why it comes up and when it matters. Why anthrax is linked to old buildings Before modern plasterboard, walls and ceilings were built using lath and plaster. Horsehair, and sometimes cow, ox or goat
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