Complete general and preservative specific science on research, literature reviews and a modeling tool for evaluating the impacts of treated wood used in aquatic and sensitive environments.
In order to assure that only appropriate treated wood is used in aquatic applications, WWPI developed the BMPs. Treated wood to be used in or over water should be specified and certified in compliance with the BMPs.
Preservative Study's, Reports and Guides
Treated
Wood in Aquatic Environments Guide (2006 Version with links via internet companion)
Wildwood
Study - Environmental effects associated with the use of CCA-C, ACZA and
ACQ-B pressure treated wood used to construct boardwalks and wetland areas
Sooke Basin Study - Conducted by Environment Canada this is the best and most recent science available
on the environmental impacts associated with creosote treated products in marine applications
Sooke
Basin Creosote Evaluation Study - Addendum Report - An
update on the above study reflecting the results of continued study and monitoring
of the creosote impacts at day 1360 and 1540. Contains some dramatic underwater
photographs of the life communities at study site.
A
critical review of the 12/31/01 draft document by Townsend, Stook,
Ward and Helena Solo-Gabriele: "Leaching and Toxicity of CCA-Treated and Alternative-Treated
Wood Products."
Preservative Risk Assessment Model
An updated and revised preservative risk assessment model now provides streamlined data entry for users, and allows evaluation of structures above and below water built with wood treated with eleven of the most commonly used preservatives - creosote, pentachlorophenol, copper naphthenate, ACZA, CCA-C, CA-B™, Wolman AG™, ACQ-B or C™, Wolman μCu Azole™, MicroPro Azole™ and MicroPro Quat™
The model is designed to conservatively predict specific sites where pressure treated wood projects have a reasonable probability of creating an unacceptable environmental risk and a range of projects and sites where there is little environmental risk.
Preservative Aquatic Science
The following documents are for download viewing. You must have
the appropriate application to view the files.
Creosote-Literature review, Computer Model and Assessment
of the Potential Environmental Risks Associated With CreosoteTreated Wood Products Used in Aquatic Environments
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Literature Review and Assessment of Environmental Risks |
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PAH Migration From Creosote-Treated Railway Ties Into Ballast and Adjacent Wetlands - Kenneth Brooks - June 2004 |
CCA-Literature review, Computer Model and Assessment
of the Potential Environmental Risks Associated With CCA
Treated Wood Products Used in Aquatic Environments
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Environmental Risk Assessment for CCA-C and ACZA Treated Wood - 2003 |
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Literature Review in PDF |
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Literature Review in Word |
ACZA-Literature review, Computer Model and Assessment
of the Potential Environmental Risks Associated With ACZA
Treated Wood Products Used in Aquatic Environments
ACQ-Literature review, Computer Model and Assessment
of the Potential Environmental Risks Associated With ACQTreated Wood Products Used in Aquatic Environments
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Literature Review in PDF |
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Literature Review in Word |
Pentachlorophenol Treated Wood-Literature review, Computer Model and
Assessment of the Potential Environmental Risks Associated With Pentachlorophenol
Treated Wood Products Used in Aquatic Environments
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Literature Review in PDF |
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Literature Review in Word |
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Pentachlorophenol Aquatic Fate and Effects in Power Point |
Copper Naphthenate - Literature review, Computer Model and Assessment
of the Potential Environmental Risks Associated With Copper Naphthenate Treated
Wood Products Used in Aquatic Environments
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Literature Review in PDF |
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Literature Review in Word |
Fresh Water Systems-Assessment of the Environmental Risks Associated
with the Use of Treated Wood in Lotic Systems.
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Literature Review in PDF |
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Literature Review in Word |
