Copper Pressure Treated Wood

The active ingredients commonly used in treated wood are alkaline copper quaternary acq copper azole ca or micronized copper azole mca.

Copper pressure treated wood.

You shouldn t even touch utility poles. Chromated copper arsenate cca is a pesticide that was commonly used up until the early 2000s to protect wood used in outdoor settings from damage by insects fungi and other pests. Copper napthenate is effective in protecting wood against insect damage. Arsenic is easily absorbed into the body but it does not exit the body nearly as easily.

Acq tan or olive acq is the abbreviation for amine or ammonia copper quat and it refers to wood that has been treated with a solution of amine or ammonia copper and a quaternary ammonium compound. The pressure treatment pressure treated wood has gone through a process that uses high pressure to force a solution of water and preservative agents deep into the lumber to help extend its useful lifespan. Health concerns for chromated copper arsenate cca pressure treated lumber despite cca s track record as an effective economical wood preservative its safety has long been questioned by health and environmental advocates. Copper napthenate was first registered in 1951 and is used to brush dip spray and pressure treat wood that will be used in ground contact water contact and above ground such as utility poles docks posts piers fences and landscape timbers.

Easy to use on pressure treated end cuts you want to preserve wood from the elements and from wood eating insects you get the best protection from the very beginning for both above and below ground wood a little preventative maintenance protects your wood longer highlights the weathering process and minimizes risks of future damage. Certain types of treated wood may be used in backyard projects. On january 1 2004 the wood industry throughout north america has ceased to produce pressure treated wood treated with cca chrome copper and arsenic for residential use replacing this chemical with what is generically called non arsenic treatments primarily acq and copper azole ca both of which contains no arsenic but much more copper. Wood treated with copper azole mixtures is light brown when new but its color fades to a silver gray as the wood ages.

14 15 18 the risks of using recycled wood treated with cca creosote and pentachlorophenol have not been evaluated by the epa. Until the early 2000s pressure treated wood was typically treated with chromated copper arsenate cca which is an extremely toxic chemical. Compounds like chromated copper arsenate cca creosote and pentachlorophenol are not registered to treat wood for consumers including use in garden beds. Their primary focus has been cca s heavy concentration of arsenic a known carcinogen.

Protects outdoor wood surfaces against mold mildew rot protects outdoor wood surfaces against mold mildew rot fungi and termites with the copper green brown 14 fl.