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Commission Reports Risks from CCA-Treated Lumber

Hartford Courant, Staff and Wire Reports
Published March 23, 2003

Just when you thought it was safe to play, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has acknowledged that there are, indeed, health risks associated with lumber treated with chromated copper arsenate, or CCA.

A report issued by commission scientists last month said that children who play on playground equipment made from CCA-treated lumber face an increased risk of bladder and lung cancer because of exposure to arsenic.

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