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Greetings bol,
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again which will increase it's viewing.
Perhaps it will catch someone's attention that can help you with advice.
Cheers
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Nothing special required.
http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/how-to/articles/new-pressure-treated-wood-decks.aspx
Nope. You want to use, at a minimum, hot-dip galvanized hardware. Stainless would be better, and brass probably best.
Keep in mind that ALL wood treatments are salts of some kind; add moisture, and the salts dissolve into their base ingredients. For example, ordinary table salt dissolves to form a solution that is part acid (Hydrochloric) and part alkali (lye). This is why salt water is so corrosive.
The salts used in pressure treating lumber may be different chemicals than table salt, but they are still salts. Salt + water + steel = rust. It's just a matter of time.