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Article: Pressure-treated wood safe if it is used sensibly
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 20, 1996
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Q: We are planning to build a large deck on the back of our new
house but are in a quandary about what to use to build it.
Friends have given us articles from gardening organization
publications and other sources which sound dire warnings about
pressure-treated wood. These articles state emphatically that the
chemicals are harmful to the environment, people - particularly
children and pets.
What choices do we have short of using untreated wood and painting
it regularly?
A: I, too, have been sent such articles by concerned readers upset
with my mentioning pressure-treated wood often. You are giving me
the opportunity to try to set the record straight, although I realize
that some people ...