NEWS> Death by Playground
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- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 07:26:58 -0600
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From: "David P. Dillard" <jwne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 19:58:29 -0500 (EST)
Playgrounds are for fun, romping and having a good old time. If the
playground has certain treated wood the playground may also be the place
to give your child a ticket for being a future cancer patient.
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Monday, Feb. 10, 2003
Playground Equipment May Pose Cancer Risk
By DAVID HO Associated Press Writer
<http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/1500/2-10-2003/20030210050004_01.html>
WASHINGTON (AP) - Children could face an increased lifetime risk of
developing lung or bladder cancer from using playground equipment made of
wood treated with arsenic, the nation's top product safety official said Friday.
Almost all wood playground equipment now in use has been treated with a
pesticide called chromated copper arsenate, said Hal Stratton, chairman of
the Consumer Product Safety Commission. He said children can get arsenic
residue from the treated wood on their hands and then put their hands in
their mouths.
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Stratton said the agency's scientists recommend that parents and
caregivers thoroughly wash children's hands with soap and water
immediately after youngsters play on playground equipment made of the
treated wood. Children also should not eat while on the equipment, he said.
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