Re: inorganic vs organic arsenic

**"* T* <m*@hort.net>**

A perfect instance of an inappropriate use of treated lumber.  One
has to wonder why anybody with any sense would buy treated lumber for
such a project?  Amazing.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: bbmackey <bbmackey@prodigy.net>
> 
> People used to really get into trouble with the old type of
landscape
> timbers. About a dozen years ago, when arsenic-treated wood was
still
> available, John, one of my son's college friends, built himself a
bunk bed
> sytem in his freshman dorm room. It made the room seem larger and
was
> greatly admired. However, as you may have guessed, John became
weaker and
> sicker with a malady that defied diagnosis, at least as far as the
school
> health department was concerned. Finally John's mother found out
how sick he
> was and removed him from school. He began to improve, and she sent
him back
> but he declined again. Then she (a pediatrician herself,
conveniently
> enough) tracked down the cause -- the sturdy timbers he had
bought.for the
> bunk structure had been treated with arsenic. Outdoors they might
never have
> bothered anyone noticeably, but indoors in a small room the fumes
were
> devastating.
> 
> With best wishes,
> Betty
> 
> Betty Mackey, Publisher
> B. B. Mackey Books
> P. O. Box 475
> Wayne, PA 19087
> bbmackey@prodigy.net
> www.mackeybooks.com
> 
> 
> 
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