Creosot use post concern TORONTO (CP) — Canada will not restrict use of two common wood preservatives known to cause cancer be- cause homeowners come into contact with the chemicals infrequently, a federal official says. However, the federal gov- ernment will recommend that industries reduce their employees’ exposure to cre- osote and pentachlorophenols and to a third preservative known as inorganic arsenical salts. Lawrence McClelland, a pesticide evaluation officer with Agriculture Canada, said that the risk is primarily to those exposed to the chemicals on a daily basis in the workplace. The preservatives are used to protect wharves, railway ties and hydro poles because they stop wood decay for up to 50 years. In the United States, they account for 57 per cent of all wood pre- servatives used. Canada has been consid- ering restrictions on use of creosote and pentachloroph- enols — painted on docks and picnic tables, for example — since the U.S. ii Accounting s Brian L. WALLCOVERINGS Brown | =~ CERTIFIED S GENERAL ACCOUNTANT SUPERIOR Window Covering Products 270 Col bia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-2151 SOLIGO, KOIDE & JOHN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 615 Columbia Ave. toirs) Castlegar Phone 365-7745 Henry John, B.Sc. C.A. Protection Agency announ- ced last July that it i Partner to limit sales to certified ap- plicators. Appeals by 60 to 75 manufacturers could stall the U.S. ban for up to five years. Carol Langley, review manager for wood preser- vatives with the U.S. agency, said creosote — a mixture of more than 200 chemicals — causes skin irritation and contains scores of known carcinogens. But McClelland said Cana- dian consumers use the pre- servatives less often than U.S. consumers — about once every two years — because Canada’s colder climate slows wood rotting. Although Agriculture Can- ada has decided not to ban domestic use, McClelland said Environment Canada and the British Columbia government have developed a 90-page code of practice which recommends ways the lumber treatment industry in that province can prevent the Is from i MOROSO, MARKIN & BLAIN CERTIFIED GENERAL ACCOUNTANTS 241 Columbia Ave. Ph. 365-7287 ing the environment and re- duce workers’ exposure. Similar recommendations are being written for the na. tional lumber treatment in- dustry and the wood pre serving industry which ap- plies all three preservatives under pressure or heat to saturate the wood. With the onset of spring, residents of the West Koot enays should be watching for wood ticks, says Monty Ar. nott, medical health officer for the Central Kootenay Health Unit. Arnott says the western woodtick most commonly found in this area can cause a musele paralysis which may result in death “though this is very rare.” “It affects both man and animals,” says Arnott. “The woodtick may be found in wooded areas, open country, and in gardens.” The poison causing paraly. sis takes several days to act. Examining children each night — particularly in hairy areas such as the base of the scalp — is a reasonable pre. caution and is recommended throughout the spring and summer Removal of the embedded tick can be accomplished by gentle pulling. Care should be exercised to ensure re- moval of the head of the tick, says Arnott The poison causing paraly sis has defied scientific iden tification. 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