[Findings on the spread of anthrax spores in the provincial territory of Milan with tanneries].

This paper presents the results of a research, started since 1976, on the environmental spreading of the Anthrax spores in the county of Milan, where there is an high concentration of leather manufactures preparing and tanning skins mostly imported from Africa. B. anthracis spores were found in the raw skins, in the sewage water from the tanning units and in the fresh and dry sludges from the tannery water treatment plants. We propose hereby few operational procedures for the sanitizing of the imported skins and for the treatment of the tannery sludges in order to avoid the spreading of the Anthrax spores on the territory and the consequent threat to the health of the population and of the live-stock.