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Can CCA-treated wood be used in direct contact with drinking water?

April 26, 2017cca-treated contact drinking water Used wood

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Can CCA-treated wood be used in direct contact with drinking water?

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Treated wood that is continually exposed to water or damp soil will lose more preservative than that exposed to an occasional rainfall. Therefore, CCA-treated wood should not be used in direct contact with drinking water. Although warning against this use is specified on the wood preservative labels, industry and stakeholder groups are working to enhance user awareness of proper handling and disposal of preservative treated wood products.