Chromated copper arsenate–treated wood: a potential source of arsenic exposure and toxicity in dermatology

Arsenic-contaminated drinking water presents a serious health hazard in certain geographic locations around the world. Chromated copper arsenate, a pesticide and preservative that was used to pressure treat residential lumber in the United States beginning in the 1940s and was banned by the Environm...

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Main Authors: Amy Yuntzu-Yen Chen, MD, Thomas Olsen, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:International Journal of Women's Dermatology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647516000034