The importance of the short-term leaching dynamics of wood preservatives

Chemosphere

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 517-523

  Hingston, J A ^a   Moore, J ^a   Bacon, A ^a   Lester, J N ^a   Murphy, R J ^a   Collins, C D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chromium; Copper; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIMBER;

WOOD PERSERVATIVES;

LEACHING;

ARSENIC; COPPER COMPLEX; HUMIC ACID; PRESERVATIVE; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAW; LEACHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOOD;

ARSENATES; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DESICCATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WOOD;

EID: 0036588171     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00333-2     Document Type: Article

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