Environmental concentrations of copper, chromium, and arsenic released from a chromated-copper-arsenate(CCA-C-) treated wetland boardwalk

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-70

  Lebow, Stan ^a   Foster, Daniel ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOARDWALKS; CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE (CCA); FOOT TRAFFIC;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOTBRIDGES; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

WOOD PRESERVATION;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SOIL; WOOD PRESERVATION; WOOD PRESERVATIVES;

EID: 14744276949     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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