Environmental Impacts of Treated Wood

Zusatztext "This book is an excellent reference for anyone with a serious interest in understanding today's environmental problems resulting from the more conventional treated wood products."Tristan Roberts in Environmental Building News! Volume 15! Number 8 Informationen zum Autor Timothy G. Townsend, Helena Solo-Gabriele Klappentext Responding to a heightened awareness of the possible adverse effect of treated wood! this book presents multidisciplinary research results and fundamental information on regulations! wood treatment alternatives! and documentation of environmental releases. It examines the impact of treated wood on water! soil! and organisms. Several chapters discuss ways to measure exposure and review various approaches to risk assessment and management. Case studies address human health effects of exposure. The book also presents state-of-the-art disposal technologies! new preservative compounds! and recent developments related to phase outs of certain treated wood products. Zusammenfassung Presents multidisciplinary research results and fundamental information on regulations, wood treatment alternatives, and documentation of environmental releases. This book examines the impact of treated wood on water, soil, and organisms. It discusses ways to measure exposure and reviews various approaches to risk assessment and management. Inhaltsverzeichnis INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Chromated Copper Arsenate as a Wood Preservative! J.J. MorrellNonarsenical Wood Protection: Alternatives for Chromated Copper Arsenate! Creosote and Pentachlorophenol! M.H. Freeman! D.D. Nicholas! and T.P. SchultzRegulations in the European Union with Emphasis on Germany! Sweden! and Slovenia! M. Humar! R.D. Peek! and J. JermerThe Production and Management of Wood Treated with Chromated-Copper-Arsenate in Asia and Oceania with Emphasis on Australia! India! Japan! and Korea! T. Hata! L. Cookson! Y.-C. Jang! B. Tarakanadha! Y. Imamura! S.N. Kartal! and T. ShibataENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSStudy Design Considerations in Evaluating Environmental Impacts! S.T. Lebow! P.A. Cooper! and P.K. LebowLeaching of Chromated Copper Arsenate! Alkaline Copper Quaternary and Copper Azole Components from Wood Exposed to Natural Weathering Aboveground and Reaction of Leachates with Soil! S. Stefanovic and P. CooperElemental Speciation and Environmental Importance Associated with Wood Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenate! Y. Cai! H. Solo-Gabriele! T. Townsend! B. Khan! M. Georgiadis! and B. DubeyModeling the Leaching of Inorganic Components of Wood Preservatives in Service! L. Waldron! P. Cooper! and T. UngThe Impact of Wood Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenate on Soil! T. Chirenje and L.Q. MaEffects of Wood Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenate on Aquatic Biota! J.S. Weis and P. WeisImpacts of Wood Preservatives on Settlement and Growth of Fouling Organisms! B. Tarakanadha! J.J. Morrell! and K.S. RaoASSESSING AND MANAGING HUMAN HEALTH RISKSArsenic Release and Exposure from Lumber Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenate! S.C. Patch and R.P. MaasUse of the Synthetic Wipe Method for Estimating Dislodgeable Arsenic and Evaluating the Physical Factors That Affect the Levels of Potential Exposure to Children from In-Service Wood Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenate! T. ShibataPreserved Wood and Cancer Risk: the Incidence of Arsenic-Related Cancers during the Era of Widespread Use of Wood Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenate in the U.S.! D.C. West Children Exposed to Playsets Treated with Chromated Copper Arsenate: A Review of Risk Assessment Approaches! H.G. Ochoa-Acuña and S.M. RobertsEffect of Coatings on Chromated-Copper-Arsenate Leaching from Wood in a Soil Environment! D.E. Stilwell! C.L. Musante! and B.L. SawhneyTreated Wood - Managing the Risk! C. EnglotEND-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT AND IMPACTSIdentification of Wood Treated with Waterborne Metal-Based Preservatives! H. Solo-Gabriele! A. Omae! T. To...

Autorentext
Timothy G. Townsend, Helena Solo-Gabriele

Klappentext
Responding to a heightened awareness of the possible adverse effect of treated wood, this book presents multidisciplinary research results and fundamental information on regulations, wood treatment alternatives, and documentation of environmental releases. It examines the impact of treated wood on water, soil, and organisms. Several chapters discuss ways to measure exposure and review various approaches to risk assessment and management. Case studies address human health effects of exposure. The book also presents state-of-the-art disposal technologies, new preservative compounds, and recent developments related to phase outs of certain treated wood products.


Zusammenfassung
Presents multidisciplinary research results and fundamental information on regulations, wood treatment alternatives, and documentation of environmental releases. This book examines the impact of treated wood on water, soil, and organisms. It discusses ways to measure exposure and reviews various approaches to risk assessment and management.

Inhalt
Introduction and Background. Environmental Impacts. Assessing and Managing Human Health Effects. End of Life Management and Impacts.

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