The European Commission Announced A Ban On The Use Of Arsenic
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The European Commission Announced A Ban On The Use Of Arsenic
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Wed, 8 Jan 2003 08:12:22 -0500
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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
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cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
Environmental Daily News ISSUE 1357 - TUESDAY 7 JANUARY 2003
EU bans arsenic in wood preservatives
The European Commission yesterday announced a ban on the use of arsenic in wood preservatives, except for a restricted number of industrial applications. The ban, to be in place by 30 June 2004, will also apply to treated wood. Arsenic is the latest substance to be added to a list regulated under the EU's 1976 chemicals' marketing and use directive (ED 06/01/03 http://www.environmentdaily.com/articles/index.cfm?action=article&ref=13564). The Commission proposed the ban in 2001 after scientists recommended tougher restrictions on wood preservatives containing arsenic because of its genotoxic and carcinogenic nature (ED 11/12/01 http://www.environmentdaily.com/articles/index.cfm?action=article&ref=11217). See directive text http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/chemicals/markrestr/ongowk/arsenic/arsenic.pdf.
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