CCA News & Information Articles

Assessing and managing exposure from arsenic in CCA-treated wood play structures 12-01-2004 Can J Public Health. 2004 Nov-Dec;95(6):429-33. Ursitti F, Vanderlinden L, Watson R, Campbell M. Toronto Public Health - Health Promotion and Environmental Protection Office, Community & Neighbourhood Services, City of Toronto, Toronto, ON. fursitti@toronto.ca Information Package for Day Cares and Schools 07-24-2002 This is a package that was made up for daycare workers by request. The attachments can all be found on my website , with the exception of the EWG power point presentation. If you have trouble locating them, drop me an email and I will send you all the attachments. That is what I am here for. Letter from Ontario Minister of Health 03-07-2003 Distribution and mobility of chromium, copper, and arsenic in soils collected near CCA-treated wood structures in Korea. 03-15-2007 Arsenic was more mobile in soil than chromium and copper. The concentration gradient of arsenic in soil was observed only to the depth of approximately 5 cm in one year of outdoor exposure, whereas chromium and copper apparently remained near the surface (approximately less than 1 cm) after their release. Future efforts should be made to observe seasonal impacts on the release of metals and incorporate metal speciation into determining more detailed mobility and distribution.