Arsenic-Treated Wood : Background and Overview.

Examines issues relating to the use of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) as a wood preservative. Presents overview of wood preservatives, and reviews CCA health effects. Discusses recommendations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel regarding CCA and its...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Arsenic. Chemistry. Environmental law. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines issues relating to the use of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) as a wood preservative. Presents overview of wood preservatives, and reviews CCA health effects. Discusses recommendations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel regarding CCA and its review of an EPA draft risk assessment for CCA. Outlines CCA disposal issues, and summarizes CCA legislative proposals in the 108th Congress.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.