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Houshalter comments on Experiences in applying "The Biodeterminist's Guide to Parenting" - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Houshalter 20 July 2015 11:40:53AM 1 point [-]

Pressure-treated wood is treated with arsenic and chromium. Playing on playsets or decks made of such wood increases children's cancer risk. It should not be used for furniture (I thought this would be obvious, but apparently it wasn't to some of my handyman relatives).

This isn't true in the US at least. The US banned arsenic treated wood for residential use in 2004. I believe the replacement is much safer but I'm not certain.

Comment author: juliawise 20 July 2015 03:12:40PM 0 points [-]

Thanks; fixed. Our deck is considerably older than that, though, so depending on the wood's age it may still be relevant.

Comment author: jkaufman 22 July 2015 07:39:46PM *  0 points [-]

The back deck is ~1993.

The front stairs are ~2008.

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