Chemical redistribution in CCA-treated decking

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 33-37

  Choi, Sungmee ^a,b   Ruddick, John N R ^a,b   Morris, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FLUORESCENCE; LEACHATE TREATMENT; SURFACE TREATMENT; WOOD CHEMICALS;

CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE (CCA); THIN SHELL TREATMENT;

WOOD PRESERVATION;

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FLUORESCENCE; LEACHING; SURFACE TREATMENT; WOOD PRESERVATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 1842527406     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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