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Carcinogens in Playsets, Decks, Picnic Tables: Related News Clip Content

• Poison in your wood
  Chicago Tribune | April 1, 2007
• Oh, the Pressure; Power Washers Can Do Deep Damage
  The Washington Post | June 17, 2006
• 'Data Quality' law is nemesis of regulation
  The Washington Post | August 15, 2004
• Play sets' arsenic risk alarms parents
  Delaware News Journal | August 9, 2004
• 'Vested Interest' and Arsenic Truths
  The Washington Post | May 22, 2004
• Arsenic, old play sets
  Akron Beacon Journal | May 10, 2004
• Playing with arsenic
  News Gazette | May 8, 2004
• Deck Lumber, Hardware Present Risks
  The Washington Post | May 1, 2004
• Wood shop at heart of dispute set to reopen
  Mobile Register | April 17, 2004
• Arsenic-treated lumber lingers, despite ban
  Roanoke Times | March 23, 2004
• Safety Officials Against Wood-Arsenic Ban
  Associated Press | October 15, 2003
• Is this playground safe?
  New York Daily News | September 22, 2003
• Precautions On Wooden Play Sets
  The New York Times | July 20, 2003
• Arsenic and Old Wood
  Sydney Morning Herald | July 16, 2003
• Pressurized Wood Is Under Fire
  The Washington Post | June 14, 2003
• Treated wood concerns raised
  Barre Montpelier Times Argus | June 13, 2003
• Is your deck harming your health?
  Natural Health | May 1, 2003
• East Bay Group Pushes to Ban Arsenic-laced Playground Sets
  Oakland Tribune | March 24, 2003
• Commission Reports Risks from CCA-Treated Lumber
  Hartford Courant | March 23, 2003
• Playing with our health: New alarms being raised about the risks of pressure-treated lumber
  St. John's Telegram | March 15, 2003
• Arsenic in Wood - Dangers Persist
  Architecture Week | March 12, 2003
• Report says children at greater health risks from CCA-treated lumber
  Philadelphia Inquirer | March 7, 2003
• Recognizing Playground Danger
  The Christian Science Monitor | February 24, 2003
• Agencies Studying Cancer Risk of Play Sets
  The Washington Post | February 8, 2003
• Playground Equipment May Pose Cancer Risk
  Associated Press | February 8, 2003
• Government Report Says Wood Playsets Pose a Cancer Risk
  The New York Times | February 7, 2003
• Report Cites Cancer Risk of Treated-Wood Playsets
  Reuters | February 7, 2003
• EWG to Wood Industry: 'Good Riddance'
  National Journal | February 1, 2003
• THE PRAIRIE GARDENER: Take Precautions with Treated Wood;
  Grand Forks Herald | January 24, 2003
• Taking heed of wood's hidden danger
  Philadelphia Inquirer | December 30, 2002
• No stupid questions
  Organic Style Magazine | December 1, 2002
• Public wakes to preservative's dangers
  The Dominion Post (Wellington) | November 25, 2002
• Preserved-wood industry removing arsenic treatment
  Washington Business Journal | November 4, 2002
• Playfront's arsenic levels elevated;
  Duluth News-Tribune | September 27, 2002
• Workers should have used protective gear, official says
  Duluth News-Tribune | September 27, 2002
• Study refutes EPA stance on CCA-treated wood
  Environmental Laboratory Washington Report | September 26, 2002
• Kids most susceptible to mercury
  The Spokesman-Review | September 15, 2002
• Is Old Treated Lumber Unsafe?
  Great Lakes Radio Consortium | September 9, 2002
• Don't drink this wood
  Scripps Howard News Service | September 2, 2002
• Arsenic on treated wood can linger for years, study finds
  Toronto Star | August 30, 2002
• Study finds wood leaking arsenic
  St. Petersburg Times | August 29, 2002
• Arsenic Lingers in Treated Wood
  The Washington Post | August 29, 2002
• Arsenic-Treated Wood May Pose Risks
  Associated Press | August 29, 2002
• Future of Arsenic-Dosed Wood Hinges on Talks
  Los Angeles Times | February 1, 2002
• Groups urge ban on pressure-treated lumber
  St. Petersburg Times | October 4, 2001