INDUSTRY NEWS EXTRA: The Regulatory Arena<br>Many Uses of CCA-Based Wood Treatments to End in Less than Two Years
WASHINGTON - Under an agreement with the U.S. EPA, manufacturers of pressure-treated wood will voluntarily discontinue the use of treatment products containing arsenic by Dec. 31, 2003, the EPA announced.
The EPA said the agreement affects "virtually all residential uses of wood treated with chromated copper arsenate," or CCA, including treatment of wood used in play structures, decks, picnic tables, landscaping timbers, residential fencing, patios, and walkways.