1.   Certain kinds of treated wood can leach chemicals into the soil.

2.   Arsenic is widely used as a pesticide in some types of treated wood.

3.   As a result, Seymour said, some people cover parts of the deck with Astroturf carpeting to prevent children from coming in direct contact with the treated wood.

4.   Ask for a safe handling sheet when you buy treated wood.

5.   Avoid frequent or prolonged inhalation of sawdust from treated wood.

6.   -- Use treated wood for fences and treated wood or metal for fenceposts.

7.   A. Yes, because water will not leach out the chemicals in the treated wood.

8.   Builders are now required to use chemically treated wood for framing.

9.   Do not use treated wood for kitchen cutting boards or countertops, or any other surface that comes in direct contact with food or animal feed.

10.   He recalled being convinced by an FBI analysis implicating the treated wood.