Leaching characteristics of CCA-treated wood waste: A UK study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 427-428, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-174

  Mercer, T G ^a   Frostick, L E ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CCA treated wood waste; Leaching; Mulch; Soil

Indexed keywords

ALL METAL; BATCH LEACHING; CCA TREATED WOOD; HUMAN HEALTH; LEACHING CHARACTERISTICS; LEACHING PROCESS; MOBILE SPECIES; MONOFILLS; MULCH; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; REGULATORY THRESHOLDS; SOIL WATER; TEMPORAL TRENDS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; TREATED WOOD; WASTE STREAM; WASTE WOOD; WOOD MULCH;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; LYSIMETERS; POLLUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WOOD;

LEACHING;

ARSENIC; CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; RAIN; SOIL WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; LEACHING; LYSIMETER; MULCH; SOIL WATER; WEATHERING;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; LEACHING; LYSIMETRY; MULCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER POLLUTION; WEATHERING; WOOD WASTE;

ARSENATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WOOD;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; LEACHING; MOISTURE; MULCH; POLLUTION; SOIL; SURVEYS; WOOD; WOOD WASTE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861185983     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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