This file contains instructions on the contents of this file
and how to run the CD-ROM.
- The main report is presented in PDF format.
To view
this report, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed.
To install Acrobat Reader, you will need to go to the Adobe
Acrobat Reader Web Site.
Click here
if you already have Acrobat Reader and you want to view
the report directly.
- Major sections of the main report have been
"Bookmarked". For quick reference through the
report click on the third toolbar button from the left
when using the Acrobat Reader.
- A number of spreadsheets on sediment and tissue parental
and alkylated PAH concentrations contained in the
Appendix PDF file have also been included in their
original Windows 95 Excel (vers. 7.0) format for those
who wish to extract or analyze the data further.
Click here to access these
files.
- A copy of a Creosote Risk Assessment Document previously
published by Dr. K. Brooks, Aquatic Environmental
Sciences has also been provided. This document contains
information on environmental effects associated with
creosote treated wood used in aquatic environments,
including an extensive list of references with abstracts.
This document also contains instructions for using a risk
assessment spreadsheet model which has been developed to
predict the environmental effects associated with
creosote treated wood used in site specific locations.
The model contains 13 site specific entries that enable
the user to obtain predictions of water column and
sediment PAH concentrations released from treated wood
immersed in water that flows harmonically (e.g.
tidal currents).
Click here to
view this document.
Click here to access
the Excel spreadsheet model (creorisk1.xls).
- An addendum to the basic risk assessment model is also
provided. This model has been constructed to provide site
specific predictions of water column and sediment
concentrations of PAHs associated with the use of
creosote treated wood immersed in water where currents
flow in a constant direction at a constant velocity.
Click here to access
the Excel spreadsheet model (creoss.xls).
Click here
to view the companion document which contains specific
instructions for using this model and additional
information on environmental effects associated with
various types of treated wood used in rivers and coastal
areas.
For information on creosote risk assessment modeling and its
application the reader may contact:
