Copper, chromium, and arsenic levels in soils surrounding posts treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA)

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-128

  Morrell, Jeffrey J ^a   Huffman, Jacob ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; CCA; Chromium; Copper; Migration; Soil; Wood preservation

Indexed keywords

CCA; WOOD TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; CARCINOGENS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEACHING; SOIL TESTING; TOXICITY;

WOOD PRESERVATION;

ARSENIC; CARCINOGENS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEACHING; SOIL; TOXICITY; WOOD PRESERVATION; WOOD TESTS;

EID: 1242286979     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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