Message #61820

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Joey,

    Might have been due to the arsenic used to be in treated wood.

Arsenic is a notoriously deadly poison, but for twenty years it was the most common preservative applied to wood used to build playgrounds and outdoor decks in neighborhoods across the United States. As a result, these structures, where children and families play and eat, are the largest source of arsenic exposure for an overwhelming majority of Americans.

http://www.healthybuilding.net/arsenic/index.html