Prediction of long-term leaching potential of preservative-treated wood by diffusion modeling

Holzforschung

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 581-588

  Waldron, Levi ^a   Cooper, Paul A ^a   Ung, Tony Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ); Borate; Chromated copper arsenate (CCA); Copper azole; Diffusion; Dissociation; Leaching; Risk

Indexed keywords

AMINES; ARSENIC; DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION; LEACHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY;

ALKALINE COPPER QUATERNARY; BORATE; CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE; COPPER AZOLE;

WOOD PRESERVATION;

AMINES; ARSENIC; DIFFUSION; LEACHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; WOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 24044524656     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2005.095     Document Type: Article

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