On 2005-04-14, John T Howard wrote:
I've always heard that you should not burn pressure treated lumber,
but never why. Now I have a large pile of PTL that I have to burn or
pay to plant in the landfill. What is the reason not to burn?
Old PT lumber is known as CCA... the A is arsenic. If you burn it, the
arsenic is going to end up in the smoke. People have died by burning
this stuff in a woodstove.
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