A pilot study of children's exposure to CCA-treated wood from playground equipment
Abstract
Arsenic from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood, widely used in playgrounds and other outdoor equipment, can persist as surface residues on wood. This raises concerns about possible health risks associated with children playing on CCA-treated playgrounds. In a Pilot Study, 11 children (13-71 months) in homes with and without CCA-treated playgrounds were evaluated with post-exposure hand rinses and urine for total arsenic. Samples of wood, soil, and mulch, as well as synthetic wipes, were sampled for total arsenic. In non-CCA-treated playgrounds vs. CCA-treated playgrounds, respectively, wood arsenic was <2.0 mg/kg vs. mean arsenic 2370 mg/kg (range 1440-3270 mg/kg); soil arsenic was <3.0 mg/kg vs. mean arsenic of 19 mg/kg (range 4.0-42 mg/kg); mulch arsenic at one non-CCA-treated playground was 0.4 mg/kg vs. two CCA-treated playgrounds of 0.6 and 69 mg/kg. The arsenic removed using a synthetic wipe at non-CCA-treated playgrounds was <0.5 microg, while mean arsenic from CCA-treated wood was 117 microg (range 1.0-313). The arsenic mass from hand rinses for children who played at non-CCA-treated playgrounds was <0.2 microg, while mean arsenic mass was 0.6 microg (range <0.2-1.9) at CCA-treated playgrounds. Mean urinary total arsenic levels were 13.6 pg/ml (range 7.2-23.1 pg/ml) for all children evaluated, but there was no association between access to CCA-playgrounds and urinary arsenic levels. Arsenic speciation was not performed. This preliminary Pilot Study of CCA-t…
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CCA used as a wood preservative in power distribution poles, railway ties, etc., is often associated with the risk of metal leaching from storage sites or landfills where they are discarded.
“For example, CCA used as a wood preservative in power distribution poles, railway ties, etc., is often associated with the risk of metal leaching from storage sites or landfills where they are discarded [4].”
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- Authors
- Shalat, S. L., Solo-Gabriele, H. M., Fleming, L. E., Buckley, B. T., Black, K., Jimenez, M., Shibata, T., Durbin, M., Graygo, J., & Stephan, W.
- Affiliations
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fleming, L.E.
- Venue
- Science of The Total Environment
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-08-15
- Volume
- 367
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 80-88
- ISSN
- 0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2013085755
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Science of The Total Environment (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30ES005705, P30ES005022)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Keywords
- chromated copper arsenate, CCA-treated wood, playground equipment, arsenic exposure, children, urinary arsenic, soil arsenic, mulch, arsenic speciation
- MeSH terms
- Arsenates, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Environmental Exposure, Environmental Monitoring, Florida, Humans, Infant, Pilot Projects, Play and Playthings, Wood, Biomarkers
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