CCA Phaseout Relatively Smooth

The December 31, 2003 deadline to end most sales of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) preservative came and went with little fanfare. As of January 1, 2004, wood-treating companies can no longer buy CCA for treating dimension lumber and other wood products covered in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreement for phaseout (see EBN Vol. 11, No. 3). The primary motivation for the phaseout was evidence of leaching of arsenic from CCA-treated wood; EBN has also long raised concern about disposal of CCA-treated wood (see EBN Vol. 6, No. 3).
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