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chromated copper arsenate
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Robt Mann <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Mon, 4 Feb 2002 14:29:13 +1300
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TALKS BEGIN ON REMOVING WOOD WITH ARSENIC-BASED PESTICIDES FROM MARKET
Wood decks, playground equipment and picnic tables treated
with a preservative containing arsenic could be taken off
the market soon.  Talks under way between federal regulators
and lumber industry officials focus on chromated copper
arsenate, or CCA, a powerful pesticide used to protect lumber
from decay and insect damage.

Source: Associated Press

http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/02/02012002/ap_lumber_46286.asp

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