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Spatial Distributions of Chromium, Copper, and Arsenic Concentrations in Soils Near Three Log Structures and a Sound Barrier, All Constructed with CCA-treated Wood  

Kim, He-Kap (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University)
Song, Byeong-Yeol (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University)
Koo, Jin-Hoi (Department of Environmental Science, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.13, no.2, 2008 , pp. 12-20 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the spatial distributions of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) metals in soils around three log structures and a sound barrier, all built with CCA-treated wood. Sixty-six surface and 35 profile soil samples were collected around the wood structures in addition to 13 background soil samples. The concentrations of chromium, copper, and arsenic in the soil samples collected in the vicinity of the structures were higher than those in the background samples, except in the case of one structure. The concentrations in the surface soils adjacent to the 3-year-old structures seemed to be higher than those in the soils adjacent to the 8-year-old ones. Although the lateral distributions of the metals varied with the structures, chromium and arsenic appeared to show concentration gradients within 20-60 cm and 40-100 cm, respectively. Copper seemed to be the least mobile, displaying concentration gradients only within 20 cm. Even though there were no explicit vertical concentration gradients for any of the metals according to the profile soil sample analysis, chromium and copper seemed to show concentration gradients only up to 5 and 10 cm, respectively, whereas arsenic showed gradients up to 35 cm. At study sites, it was evident that heavy metals leached into soil from CCA-treated wood were confined to neighboring areas both laterally and vertically, and that any plausible ecological impact may occur only within a small range.
Keywords
CCA; Log structure; Metals; Sound barrier; Spatial distribution;
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