Why did the APVMA review arsenic based timber treatments?
Arsenic timber treatment products were put under review in 2003. This followed new information, both from Australia and overseas, which highlighted public health concerns for human exposure to arsenic from treated timber structures. This was of particular concern where there is likely to be frequent and intimate contact by children. A key issue was whether or not arsenic leaches from treated timbers and whether this might be likely to have an adverse impact on people and the environment.
