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| Before 2004, chromated copper arsenate (CCA) was the preservative most commonly used to prevent pest infestation of construction wood. Army pilots and Ohio entomologists conducted the first major aerial crop dusting in 1921, spraying lead arsenate over six acres of catalpa trees to control the sphinx caterpillar. Treated Wood in Transition: Less Toxic Options in Preserved and Protected Wood" surveys the regulatory, legal and business aspects of what has happened in the treated wood market since chromated copper arsenate (CCA) was taken off the market in early 2004. |
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