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- Title
Chromated Copper Arsenate-Treated Fence Posts in the Agronomic Landscape: Soil Properties Controlling Arsenic Speciation and Spatial Distribution.
- Authors
Schwer III, Donald R.; McNear, David H.
- Abstract
The article presents a study which aims to determine the distribution of arsenic (As) on chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated fence posts along a fence line that transects different soil series. Metal distribution was evaluated using X-ray fluorescence maps and speciation was determined using X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. It notes that hundreds of kilometers of fence show substantial arsenic loading into the soil. The study reveals that the extended use of CCA-treated wood could result in the elevation As concentrations in the local environment.
- Subjects
FENCES &; the environment; WOODEN fences; ARSENIC; ARSENATES; X-ray spectroscopy; CHEMICAL speciation; COPPER; SOIL composition; SOIL testing
- Publication
Journal of Environmental Quality, 2011, Vol 40, Issue 4, p1172
- ISSN
0047-2425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2134/jeq2010.0455