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Arsenic was first produced in the U.S. in 1901 as a byproduct of smelting gold and silver ores. Although found in the earth''s crust, inorganic arsenic is much more toxic than its organic form. Most people are only exposed to a low level of arsenic through the environment. When arsenic enters the body the effects can be deadly.
Recognized as a human poison long ago, high amounts of arsenic can lead to death, cancer, and other serious health effects. Available since the 1930s, pressure treated wood contains the preservative CCA, which is made up of arsenic. Since pressure treated wood is used in many household deck and playground equipment, a high number of consumers are at risk for arsenic poisoning.
Arsenic affects children the most, and with the playground structures containing arsenic laced wood and the amount of times children digest things they have touched, children remain a very high risk factor for pressure treated wood effects. Despite findings that indicate the high levels of arsenic toxicity existing at playgrounds constructed from pressure treated wood, groups continue to maintain the structures do not need to be torn down, simply resealed.
The pressure treated wood phase out allows a number of loopholes in the agreement that groups are fighting to eliminate, including continuing to allow existing pressure treated wood constructed areas to remain. In addition, while the arsenic laced wood will no longer be available for consumer use, workplace exposure to the arsenic will. The continued use of pressure treated wood will allow for more environmental arsenic contamination to exist.
Some proposed bills regarding arsenic in the environment are being pushed. The major source of arsenic exposure in some areas of the country is from drinking water. A bill regarding arsenic contamination would require a residential disclosure whenever a home is sold so that buyers will be informed if there is arsenic in the drinking water or arsenic on the property due to pressure treated wood structures.
Pressure treated wood using arsenic, an effective poison for hundreds of years, was used in deck construction for many years but is no longer sold for residential use. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned most uses of arsenic as a pesticide...
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