>I heard from one of my friends that wood that is to be burned (such as >wood stove pellets) have arsenic in them to keep them from rotting. Can >anyone comment on wether or not my friend is right? If wood of any kind, to be burned, contains arsenic, you would be gravely ill shortly after breathing the smoke. So, what do *you* think? Your friend is very wrong. Wood stove pellets do NOT contain anything harmful for anyone! I use them as ferret litter...$2.80 per 40 pound bag is affordable! <GRIN> I usually buy a pallet (2000 pounds, 50 bags) at a time and that lasts me several years. When I do that, I usually save another 50 cents or so a bag. For our Ferrets. MC, The Rude One (With Snorkle, Tuzigoot, Bancho, and Artemus. In spirit, Bubba, Billy-Bob, and Garret) [Posted in FML issue 3661]