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 ...

Wood treated with copper chromium arsenate (CCA) will present potential recycled wood products contamination, a regulator from the State of Florida told attendees of the C&D World conference in Fort ...

Gardeners should take the lead to dispose of pressure-treated wood properly. No doubt, you've heard the rumblings of using pressure-treated wood - not only for raised garden beds but for play sets, ...

The Treated Wood Council yesterday announced that wood preservative manufacturers Arch Wood Protection Inc., Chemical Specialties Inc. and Osmose Inc. want to amend their registrations with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to building your garden beds, choosing the right materials is important for many reasons. Pressure-treated lumber ...

Using treated landscape timbers in vegetable gardens has been a controversial subject for many years. Some of the worry comes from the scary-sounding name of the chemical commonly used as a ...

Most of us have it somewhere around our homes, but now pressure-treated wood used for back yard decks and playgrounds is being banned by the EPA. The wood can be found in neighborhood playgrounds, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- They handed down their ruling after decades of debate, but have left parents more confused than ever. If arsenic-treated lumber is dangerous enough to send a $4 billion-a-year ...

Arsenic from treated lumber used in decks, utility poles and fences will likely leach into the environment for decades to come, possibly threatening groundwater, according to two research papers ...

In 2004 new types were of pressure treated lumber were introduced to the Virgin Islands. In 2008 an alarming percentage of that lumber started to fail. Prior to 2004, the pressure treated lumber sold ...

Compiled By Jill Jusko Arsenic-treated lumber no longer will be available for residential use by Dec. 31, 2003, announced Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman. Whitman said ...

The best time to stain your deck is when temperatures are between 50° F and 90° F with relatively low humidity. But before you prep your deck with a good cleaning and sanding, make sure you know ...