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kleinbl00 · 1691 days ago · link · · parent · post: State Department cables warned of safety issues at Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruinard_Island Wanna get rid of anthrax? You literally need to blowtorch the top six inches of topsoil and then soak it with 280 metric tons of formaldehyde.Artificial contamination of Gruinard Island off the northwest coast of Scotland occurred in 1942–1943 as a result of tests of a biological warfare bomb containing live anthrax spores. Even by 1979 spores could still be detected in a 3-hectare area of the island. In the 1980s the area was decontaminated by burning the vegetation and spraying with 5% formaldehyde in seawater. By 1987, the ground was declared anthrax-free and, after reseeding, sheep were able to graze safely.