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Should existing structures build from CCA-treated wood be removed? Which argument did you find most convincing?
Answered by Ms. Sue
What do you think?

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Answered by First Name
I think
Answered by Ms. Sue
Great! I wish more people would think.
Answered by First Name
CCA treatment has been in use for about 80 years, with no recorded incidents of arsenic poisoning to the general public. (The small number of people who've suffered health problems due to CCA have mainly been construction workers). Occasional contact with CCA-treated wood will only lead to very small levels of arsenic (if any) entering the human body and, as the experiences of Victorian times show (when arsenic was widely taken for its supposed health-giving properties), people can build up a tolerance to it.

Further, the practical difficulties of working out which picnic tables and decking (for example) in people's gardens are made out of CCA-treated wood, and then disposing of it all, far outweigh any theoretical benefits from doing so.

So in short, it can be dangerous but there is no evidence showing that the already built structures can be harmful.
Answered by First Name
That's what I think^^^
Answered by Ms. Sue
Good! You've convinced me!
Answered by First Name
So you think it's good?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes.
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