Interior use of PT lumber.

It's not even very toxic to touch, just don't lick it. Wearing gloves, and being carefull about wearing dustmasks when creating sawdust is a good idea.

Yes. The CCA is inside the wood. Very little of it leaches out, when it's not actually dripping wet.

Even if you do habitually keep your carpet sopping wet, it's not going to actually present a health danger unless you vacuum up that water every night and drink it.

The only time you should be cautious is when you are doing anything (sanding, cutting) that creates large amounts of sawdust. Unless you do it every single day, it's not really an issue.

No, you're not. I don't think that's a good idea either.

However, consider that CCA has been banned, effective (I think) 1 October of this year. Arsenic-free treated lumber is already available at many dealers. In my area, Menard's has had the non-CCA treated lumber for several months, but Lowe's and Home Depot were still selling CCA lumber the last time I checked. So look around.

-- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

Thanks guys. Lots of info there. I guess the real issue is under what circumstances can arsenic in CCA become volatile.

Peter.