Copper chromium arsenate (CCA) is a substance used to treat wood
to produce pressure treated wood. This chemically treated wood is
dangerous to the environment and can cause health damage and death in both
human and animal life. It is composed of known chemical carcinogens.
I have compiled the information in this report in the hopes of not only
educating the public on the adherent dangers of CCA treated-wood but also
in the hope of persuading governments to outlaw its use or at the very
least restrict it. There are safer alternatives available, pressure
treated wood (CCA) is unnecessary and dangerous. It is widely
misused and abused by both those who are ignorant of its potential dangers
and those who are knowledgeable of these facts. Given the enormous
amounts produced each year, and the impact on our communities, it is imperative
that we act quickly. Arsenic never breaks down into a safe component.
This problem will not go away. As one who has suffered from the misuse
of this product, I ask you to join me in informing others, so that they
will not have to face the ordeal that my family, and countless others,
have been put through.
For further information:
Mrs. Deborah Elaine Barrie
4 Catherine Street
Smiths Falls, Ontario
K7A 3Z8
(613) 284-8259
E-mail: deborahbarrie@hotmail.com
http://www3.sympatico.ca/pbarrie
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