Evaluating the environmental risks associated with the use of chromated copper arsenate-treated wood products in aquatic environments

Estuaries

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 296-305

  Brooks, Kenneth M ^a  

^a Aquatic Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS; COPPER; MODEL; REGULATORY STANDARDS; WOOD PRESERVATIVE;

EID: 0029669656     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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