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Amounts of total arsenic (ng) in hand washing from children playing in the 16 playgrounds Playground Mean [+ or -] SD Median Range CCA playgrounds A 587 [+ or -] 385 555 48-1,260 C 298 [+ or -] 172 356 57-571 D 1,025 [+ or -] 252 947 646-1,325 F 237 [+ or -] 158 237 125-349 G 780 [+ or -] 350 850 196-1,295 I 400 [+ or -] 229 297 168-855 N 225 [+ or -] 170 204 8-563 R 1,089 [+ or -] 1,256 561 219-3,865 Overall 561 [+ or -] 552 416 8-3,865 Non-CCA playgrounds B 163 [+ or -] 134 102 57-420 E 122 [+ or -] 40 134 74-171 H 118 [+ or -] 55 111 48-265 J 77 [+ or -] 63 59 31-188 K 175 [+ or -] 55 163 69-281 L 48 [+ or -] 15 49 23-67 M 262 [+ or -] 112 250 142-475 O 132 [+ or -] 92 122 23-277 Overall 143 [+ or -] 95 124 23-475 REFERENCES American Wood Preservers Institute.

Let there be no mistake, we absolutely stand by the safety of wood products treated with EPA-approved preservatives, including CCA," said Parker Brugge, executive director of the Treated Wood Council and president of the American Wood Preservers Institute (AWPI), in a press release.

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A 1981 study funded by the American Wood Preservers Institute (AWPI) of Fairfax, Virginia, the lobbying arm of the pressure-treated wood industry, found "no adverse health effects or increased incidence of mortality" in a group of industry workers in Hawaii.

Mel Pine, a spokesman for the American Wood Preservers Institute, said it was premature to talk of a deal.

This finding agreed with the industry reports from the American Wood Preservers Institute.