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A member asked:
My car was driving by on the road about alteast 100 feet from the car is it possible for poison ivy to stick to the car?
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Not if there: was no direct contact. Posion ivy is spread from plant to body contact or body to body contact.
Answered 8/3/2014
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I do not know the: exact distance that urushiol has been documented to travel when it is being burned. However, depending on wind conditions - my guess is that it may travel some distance. Please see http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/plants/ . That is one reason that firefighters can be at significant danger. If you see the smoke traveling a distance - that would be a good sign that urushiol is being transmitted.
Answered 8/3/2014
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