From lwiggert@netcom.com Mon Oct 24 12:30:58 EDT 1994 Article: 4146 of alt.sustainable.agriculture Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!oit-mail2news-gateway From: lwiggert@netcom.com (Lara Wiggert) Newsgroups: alt.sustainable.agriculture Subject: Re: Query: risk of contamination from pressure treated wood Date: 24 Oct 1994 14:44:09 -0000 Organization: sustag-public mailing list Lines: 29 Sender: daemon@bigblue.oit.unc.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: References: <10D02B3507C7@csnet.nw.uoguelph.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: bigblue.oit.unc.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Ms. Clark, Regarding your treated wood query, the EPA has several publications on the topic of wood preservation which discuss toxicity - I just glanced at one we have at hand, and it mentions cadmium, chromium, copper and zinc as heavy metals used in this type of process. Also, you may want to look for a CD-Rom database called Environment Abstracts at your University library - this is a popular database and many schools subscribe to it. It is possible to log onto the EPA's online library system for yourself (brochures explaining how to do this are available), or, you could submit an information request to us, as we handle questions from outside the U.S. Our contact information is as follows: INFOTERRA/USA EPA Headquarters Library/3404 401 M St., SW Washington, D.C. 20460 202-260-5917 FAX: 202-260-3923 Sending a fax is recommended so that we will have your complete contact information and details of your information needs. Lara Wiggert Reference Librarian INFOTERRA/USA