Friday, October 16, 2020 12:59:42 PM
what about the poisoning by overspray of pesticides near mulberry?
yes, it is a big deal and worthwhile that others have posted about the temperatures during Winter.
also, a big deal, worthwhile, but as yet un-commented upon, is that separate from cold weather, separate from ten months of growth of mulberry trees, someone had found and posted for us that Viet Nam had engaged in inter-cropping, that the mulberry trees are interspersed among other crops. for those other crops, overspray of pesticide has contaminated the mulberry leaves.
isn't everyone curious and does anyone have any data on what is being done about that poisoning of the silk-makers as a failure point?
I worry about lack of disclosure about the monitoring of contaminants. there being contaminants in material used for say fibers reinforcing tires or shoe soles is unlikely to be a problem. more risk of spreading contaminants to where harm is done might come from say using as a brake pad or a personal protective wearable.
how safe is chain of making and using products like wound dressings if contaminants are carried in the material?
my expectation is that the stronger and lighter fibers are going to find high value markets in transportation and likely we will see a few years of development efforts by customers. the customers need to discover whether the fibers can be engineered with the right resins for the right results. I think we will see chopped fibers integrated into feed for three dimensional printing as one of the earliest small but high value markets.
according to my expectations, while fun to imagine apparel as a huge market, the price and value points probably are not going to be there.
yes, it is a big deal and worthwhile that others have posted about the temperatures during Winter.
also, a big deal, worthwhile, but as yet un-commented upon, is that separate from cold weather, separate from ten months of growth of mulberry trees, someone had found and posted for us that Viet Nam had engaged in inter-cropping, that the mulberry trees are interspersed among other crops. for those other crops, overspray of pesticide has contaminated the mulberry leaves.
isn't everyone curious and does anyone have any data on what is being done about that poisoning of the silk-makers as a failure point?
I worry about lack of disclosure about the monitoring of contaminants. there being contaminants in material used for say fibers reinforcing tires or shoe soles is unlikely to be a problem. more risk of spreading contaminants to where harm is done might come from say using as a brake pad or a personal protective wearable.
how safe is chain of making and using products like wound dressings if contaminants are carried in the material?
my expectation is that the stronger and lighter fibers are going to find high value markets in transportation and likely we will see a few years of development efforts by customers. the customers need to discover whether the fibers can be engineered with the right resins for the right results. I think we will see chopped fibers integrated into feed for three dimensional printing as one of the earliest small but high value markets.
according to my expectations, while fun to imagine apparel as a huge market, the price and value points probably are not going to be there.
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