CCA Treated Wood

In response to several inquiries about CCA Treated Wood, NPIC presents this collection of science-based articles, fact-sheets and resources. Our goal is to promote informed decision-making based on sound science. This page represents one subtopic, other topics are available at the main index page.

For information concerning non-CCA treated wood (ACQ, creosote, pentachlorophenol, borates) please see our Non-CCA Wood Preservatives page.

If you have questions about this, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 1-800-858-7378 (seven days per week, 6:30am-4:30pm PST), or email at npic@ace.orst.edu.

Leaching of Chemicals from CCA Treated Wood

USDA Forest Products Laboratory (FPL)

• Leaching of Wood Preservative Components and Their Mobility in the Environment
• Environmental Impact of Treated Wood in Service

Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

• Metals concentrations in soils below decks made of CCA-treated wood
• Leaching and toxicity of CCA-treated and alternative-treated wood products
• Soil levels below decks in Florida

Other agencies and organizations

• Copper, chromium, and arsenic in soils under decks built from treated wood
• Docks and pilings

Studies

• T. Shibata, H. Solo-Gabriele, L. Fleming, Y. Cai, T. Townsend: A mass balance approach for evaluating leachable arsenic and chromium from an in-service CCA-treated wood structure, Science of the Total Environment 372 (2007) 624-635

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