Chromated Copper Arsenate Wood Preservation Facilities
Author | : Canada. Conservation and Protection |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 1988 |
ISBN-10 | : UIUC:30112118366910 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: As part of a federal strategy to protect the environment and human health from potentially toxic commercial chemicals Environment Canada has evaluated chemical use practices within the wood preservation facilities operating in four Canadian provinces, and to document its findings. In July 1984, Environment Canada established the Wood Preservation Industry Technical Steering Committee to develop technical recommendations for wood preservation facility design and for operational measures which would: reduce or eliminate the release of wood preservation chemicals to the environment; and reduce to a minimum the exposure of workers to wood preservation chemicals.