Impact of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) in wood mulch

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 309, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 173-185

  Townsend, Timothy G ^a   Solo Gabriele, Helena ^b   Tolaymat, Thabet ^a   Stook, Kristin ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; CCA treated wood; Construction and demolition (C D) debris; Mulch; Wood waste

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER COMPOUNDS; DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; RECYCLING;

LANDSCAPES;

WOOD WASTES;

ARSENIC; CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GROUND WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

MULCH;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSTRUCTION WORK; LEACHING; MULCH; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SYNTHESIS; WOOD; WOOD DEBRIS;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTS; GROUND WATER; MULCH; RECYCLING; WOOD WASTE;

EID: 0038208024     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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