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  2. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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    The PTI preservative imparts very little color to the wood. Producers generally add a color agent or a trace amount of copper solution so as to identify the wood as pressure treated and to better match the color of other pressure treated wood products. The PTI wood products are very well adapted for paint and stain applications with no bleed ...

  3. Chromated copper arsenate - Wikipedia

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    The chromium acts as a chemical fixing agent and has little or no preserving properties; it helps the other chemicals to fix in the timber, binding them through chemical complexes to the wood's cellulose and lignin. The copper acts primarily to protect the wood against decay, fungi, and bacteria, while the arsenic is the main insecticidal ...

  4. Pressure treated wood - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 28 September 2007, at 12:05 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  5. Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study ...

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    Cancer-causing chemicals are in food storage products and can leach into the human body, a new study says.

  6. Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 - Wikipedia

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    The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that regulates chemicals not regulated by other U.S. federal statutes, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.

  7. Chlorothalonil - Wikipedia

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    Chlorothalonil (2,4,5,6-tetrachloroisophthalonitrile) is an organic compound mainly used as a broad spectrum, nonsystemic fungicide, with other uses as a wood protectant, pesticide, acaricide, and to control mold, mildew, bacteria, algae. [2] Chlorothalonil-containing products are sold under the names Bravo, Echo, and Daconil.

  8. Study: 21 popular cereals found to have cancer-linked Roundup ...

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    New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...

  9. Pressure-treated wood - Wikipedia

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