Citing health risks, this week the EPA halted the production of some pressure-treated wood -- the most commonly used material in structures such as decks, play sets, and fences. On Friday, The Early ...

Two of Australasia’s most prominent toxicologists have just released a Report which unreservedly gives a clean bill of health to timber treated with a preservative including copper chrome and arsenic.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission scared parents this week about wood playground equipment causing cancer in children. It’s another case of a make-believe health risk leading to very real costs ...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously to deny a petition to ban the use of chromated copper arsenate pressure-treated wood in playground equipment. CCA manufacturers and the ...

Timber with a green-grey hue – treated with copper chromium arsenic (CCA) – is a common sight in New Zealand. But how many people are aware that it pollutes the environment, is associated with health ...

PETOSKEY — Around Northern Michigan, public playground closures have drawn attention to one wood-treating agent and the arsenic-exposure concerns it involves. But playground features aren’t the only ...

From indoor air quality we now move to chemicals outside, where treated pine in children's play equipment, garden furniture and decking, will be banned in Australia from April next year. A report ...

If you’re planning to build a deck, planter, fence or picnic table with pressure-treated lumber, you may want to consider some alternatives. This popular form of lumber, known as CCA-treated wood, ...

Back when my oldest child was 5, I purchased a swing set that had a frame made of pressure-treated wood, with ladder rungs made of cedar. I thought it would be reasonably durable, since the wood ...

I need to tear down an old deck and I think it may be made of treated wood. How should I dispose of it? For many years, most outdoor structures were built with pressure-treated wood that had been ...

The lumber used to build most decks and other outdoor structures is treated with compounds that contain arsenic, and some precautions should be taken to prevent getting the toxin into your system. The ...