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Please browse our site to learn more about CCA treated wood and how you can find out more about your legal rights.

What is CCA?
CCA (chromated copper arsenate) was patented in 1938 and is injected into wood using high pressure in order to saturate the wood products. The intentions of injecting CCA into the wood is so that the wood will be protected...
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Why is pressure treated wood dangerous?
Pressure treated wood contains CCA, or chromated copper arsenate, made up of 34% arsenic. Arsenic is a human poison and has been recognized...
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Pressure Treated Wood Lawyer

Contact a Pressure Treated Wood Lawyer at James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. to Learn About Your Rights

The EPA told Beyond Pesticides advocacy group in 1997 that they were reevaluating wood preservatives, such as CCA by the end of 1998 but delayed any type of action until the end of 2001. Finally, on February 12, 2002, after years of pressure from various environmental groups, the EPA announced the voluntary plan to phase out CCA as of January 1, 2004. Beyond Pesticides and other environmental groups found the EPA’s actions insufficient and called for an across the board immediate ban of the known human carcinogen. The EPA’s announcement has been considered inadequate to protect public health, described as “weak, voluntary, and unenforceable”.

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