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[rb_in_va]

Nasty stuff. If this is the green-colored stuff commonly sold as 'pressure treated' (Wolmanized" Lumber...or CCA - Copper, Chromates and Arsenic)...it takes less than a teaspoon of ingested ash from burned pressure treated lumber to kill a person. Very toxic. The fact is, they're now looking at possibly bringing back some of the wood preservatives formerly banned, such as creosote and 'copper green', because they're finding the (formerly thought of as) 'friendly' PT stuff is so nasty. Creosote is relatively tame in comparison to current PT lumber....despite what they previously thought about it.

Creosote:
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts85.html

CCA:
"CCA treatment leaves about one ounce of inorganic arsenic in each 12 foot 2 x 6. This is enough arsenic, if released, to kill about 250 adults."
http://www.origen.net/ccawood.html

Choose your poison. I'll take creosote over CCA any day of the week.

Actually, CCA was been replaced with ACQ some time back.

http://www.backyardamerica.com/cca.htm

 

[coveredinsap]

Actually, CCA was been replaced with ACQ some time back.

Good. And good riddance.

If "some time back" refers to ...."Voluntary in 2002." "By January 2004, EPA will not allow CCA products for any of these residential uses." ...then that works for me.

I don't use the stuff myself, and haven't for a long time (I use redwood myself). In fact, other than using it for bottom plate on stemwalls or slabs, I rarely ever used or recommended it...ever. And I still wouldn't use it's replacement where children could come in contact with it....like on decks, playhouses, etc.