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by motorest 382 days ago
> I'm not familiar with this. What are the dangers?

Wood is typically treated with nasty chemicals. For example, formaldehyde is extensively used in these applications, and it's linked with cancer.

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/risk-prevention/chemicals/form...

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Is formaldehyde used in treating PT lumber? That link suggests it shows up in resins for engineered wood products, like particleboard for interior furniture.

I was of the impression that PT lumber to modern standards involved relatively innocuous copper plus an organic biocide like an azole (for antifungal purposes), no?

And I thought the formaldehyde-heavy resins were regulated into obscurity back in like 2009, were they not?