Talks begin on removing wood with arsenic-based pesticides from market

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Subject:  Talks begin on removing wood with arsenic-based pesticides from market.........
 Date:     Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:00:49 -0500
From:      Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization:     Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)

To:     Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
          Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation 

cc:    Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov

Talks begin on removing wood with arsenic-based pesticides from market

http://enn.com/news/wire-stories/2002/02/02012002/ap_lumber_46286.asp

Friday, February 01, 2002 By John Heilprin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Wood decks, playground equipment and picnic tables treated with a preservative containing arsenic could be taken off the market soon.

Talks under way between federal regulators and lumber industry officials focus on chromated copper arsenate, or CCA, a powerful pesticide used to protect lumber from decay and insect damage.

The Environmental Protection Agency implemented a rule last fall that required labeling of all pieces of CCA-treated wood, which also is commonly found in railings, fences, posts and docks.

"We are working on an agreement," EPA spokeswoman Bonnie Piper said Thursday.

Mel Pine, a spokesman for the American Wood Preservers Institute, said it was premature to talk of a pending deal between EPA and the lumber industry over permitted uses for the pesticide.

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The EPA has been preparing a comprehensive review of CCA-treated wood that could lead to more regulatory changes. That review will include an evaluation of how well the new consumer information programs are working.

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