Effectiveness of CCA fixation to avoid hexavalent chromium leaching

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 56-58

  Cooper, P A ^a   Jeremic, D ^a   Ung, Y T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHROMIUM; FLUORESCENCE; LIGNIN; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MOISTURE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; TOXICITY; WOOD;

CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE (CCA); HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; WOOD-CEMENT BOARDS;

LEACHING;

CHROMATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEACHING; PHOTOELECTRONS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 1842579935     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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