A member asked:

Found out today wood dust is carcinogenic. so why is sawdust treated so nonchalantly unlike asbestos dust? worried about getting lung cancer now

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Pressure treated: Saw dust from regular wood is not dangerous, except if some one happens to be allergic to it. Pressure treated wood has chemicals that may be carcinogenic. See this site for more information. http://www.epa.gov/oppad001/reregistration/cca/cca_consumer_safety.htm

Answered 5/10/2015

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