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Pesticide News Story: EPA Provides List of Alternatives to CCA-Treated Wood for Residential Use on Its Newly Reorganized CCA Web Page
In response to requests from consumers regarding available alternatives to chromated copper arsenate- (CCA) treated wood for use in residential settings, EPA has made available online information about arsenic-free wood preservatives and alternative building materials. Effective December 31, 2003, wood can no longer be treated with CCA for most residential uses. Since the December 31 cancellation, EPA has received many queries about what alternatives to CCA-treated wood are available. Making this information available via the Web empowers consumers to make educated building material choices. You can find more information on these alternatives at http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/reregistration/cca/alternativestocca.htm.
This list of alternatives to CCA is being introduced as part of our effort to reorganize and update the CCA Web pages on epa.gov. By reorganizing the information on those pages from a chronological to topical structure, EPA hopes to make it easier for the general public and other stakeholders to find the information they seek. The new and improved CCA page is available online at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/antimicrobials/reregistration/cca/.