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Fact Sheet: Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) -Treated Wood Used in Playground Equipment

http://www.cpsc.gov/phth/ccafact.html

What is chromated copper arsenate?

Chromated copper arsenate or CCA, is a chemical preservative that protects wood from rotting due to insects and microbial agents. CCA contains arsenic, chromium and copper. CCA has been used to pressure treat lumber used for decks, playgrounds (playsets) and other outdoor uses since the 1930’s. Since the 1970’s, the majority of the wood used in residential settings was CCA-treated wood.

CCA is a registered chemical pesticide that is subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The playground equipment made with wood treated with CCA is the jurisdictional responsibility of the CPSC and would be subject to the rules of the CPSC's Federal Hazardous Substances Act if found to be a hazardous substance.

What is the risk from arsenic exposure in CCA-treated playgrounds?

Parents and caregivers should be aware that children are exposed to arsenic through their hand-to-mouth activity while playing on and after playing on CCA-treated wood playsets. To minimize the risk of exposure to arsenic from CCA-treated playsets, parents and caregivers should thoroughly wash the child’s hands with soap and water immediately after outdoor play, especially before eating. Children should also be discouraged from eating while on CCA-treated playgrounds.

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From these epidemiological studies, staff can calculate the increased risk of lung or bladder cancers resulting from exposure to a given level of arsenic. The data from these studies were used to calculate the probability of a person developing lung or bladder cancer over his/her lifetime from exposure to arsenic in CCA-treated wood.

Staff calculated the increased lifetime risk of developing lung or bladder cancer from exposure to arsenic for the individual who plays on CCA-treated wood playsets during early childhood. This increased cancer risk ranges from about 2 in a million to 100 in a million. The staff used a range of values to estimate the increased number of lung or bladder cancer cases that could result from a specific level of exposure because there is some uncertainty about the amount of arsenic dose (exposure) that is necessary to cause cancer.

Cancer does not appear immediately upon exposure to a particular cancer-causing agent. There is a lag time between the time of exposure and the ultimate development of cancer. This lag time could be decades. It is difficult to determine exactly what causes a particular cancer in an individual because individuals are often exposed to many cancer-causing agents either at the same time or over their lifetime. For these reasons, the staff calculated the additional chance or probability that an individual will develop lung or bladder cancer during his or her lifetime because of exposure to arsenic from CCA-treated wood playsets. Not every exposed individual will get cancer at some time during his/her life.

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Oh, Dede, thank you for this article. We used this wood for our big deck, never again. Our Rogene warned me not to walk on our deck with bare feet. When we build a new deck here, we will use cedar.

Love always....Lea and Superman

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Another way they are POISENING our children.....

Fact Sheet: Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) -Treated Wood Used in Playground Equipment http://www.cpsc.gov/phth/ccafact.html

What is chromated copper arsenate? Chromated copper arsenate or CCA, is achemical preservative that protects wood from rotting due to insects and microbial agents. CCA contains arsenic, chromium and copper. CCA has been used to pressure treat lumber used for decks, playgrounds (playsets) and other outdoor uses since the 1930’s. Since the 1970’s, the majority of the wood used in residential settings was CCA-treated wood. CCA is a registered chemical pesticide that is subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulation under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The playground equipment made with wood treated with CCA is the jurisdictional responsibility of the CPSC and would be subject to the rules of the CPSC's Federal Hazardous Substances Act if found to be a hazardous substance.

What is the risk from arsenic exposure in CCA-treated playgrounds? Parents and caregivers should be aware that children are exposed to arsenic through their hand-to-mouth activity while playing on and after playing on CCA-treated wood playsets. To minimize the risk of exposure to arsenic from CCA-treated playsets, parents and caregivers should thoroughly wash the child’s hands with soap and water immediately after outdoor play, especially before eating. Children should also be discouraged from eating while on CCA-treated playgrounds. DO CAREGIVERS OR TEACHERS EVEN KNOW THIS ? ?

From these epidemiological studies, staff can calculate the increased risk of lung or bladder cancers resulting from exposure to a given level of arsenic. The data from these studies were used to calculate the probability of a person developing lung or bladder cancer over his/her lifetime from exposure to arsenic in CCA-treated wood. Staff calculated the increased lifetime risk of developing lung or bladder cancer from exposure to arsenic for the individual who plays on CCA-treated wood playsets during early childhood. This increased cancer risk ranges from about 2 in a million to 100 in a million. The staff used a range of values to estimate the increased number of lung or bladder cancer cases that could result from a specific level of exposure because there is some uncertainty about the amount of arsenic dose (exposure) that is necessary to cause cancer. Cancer does not appear immediately upon exposure to a particular cancer-causing agent. There is a lag time between the time of exposure and the ultimate development of cancer. This lag time could be decades. It is difficult to determine exactly what causes a particular cancer in an individual because individuals are often exposed to many cancer-causing agents either at the same time or over their lifetime. For these reasons, the staff calculated the additional chance or probability that an individual will develop lung or bladder cancer during his or her lifetime because of exposure to arsenic from CCA-treated wood playsets. Not every exposed individual will get cancer at some time during his/her life. For the full article, click on the link, or copy and paste into your browser...**************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here.(http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047)