An issue where relevant information was not available
- Archived: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:35:00 -0400 (EDT)
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:44:23 -0400 (EDT)
- From: Karsten A. Rist <ristck@aol.com>
- Subject: An issue where relevant information was not available
- X-topic: Assistance
I have recently learned about CCA (Chromated Copper Arsenate) treated wood. That is the greenish looking wood available at the lumber store. It has been around for more than ten years. It is now turning up in the waste stream and presents major disposal problems. We really do not want CCA in our landfills and we do not want to burn CCA treated wood because the smoke will be toxic. CCA also leaches into the ground below any kind of structure built from CCA treated wood. As a result, you would not want small children playing underneath a deck built from treated wood, for example. I understand that the lumber yard was supposed to make information on CCA treated wood available to every buyer of such material. However I have never seen this kind of information. What has gone wrong ? Did the EPA have jurisdiction over regulating the use of CCA treated wood ? Why is the negative information about this product only getting out now ? Is this a failure which we could learn from ?
Karsten Rist
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