Pole preservatives in soils adjacent to in-service utility poles in the United States. Final report
- META Environmental, Inc., Watertown, MA (United States)
- GEI Consultants, Inc., Colchester, CT (United States). Atlantic Environmental Div.
- Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States)
- Science and Technology Management, Inc., Brookfield, WI (United States)
As a result of increasing concerns regarding the environmental fate of wood preservatives, EPRI carried out a study of soils in the vicinity of in-service wood pole sites. More than 8,000 soil samples adjacent to 180 PCP-treated and 22 creosote-treated wood poles were collected and analyzed for chemicals of interest. The results showed that concentrations of wood preservative chemicals tended to be highest in soils located in very close proximity to the poles with rapid decreases in concentrations observed with distance from the poles. Soil partitioning, biodegradation, and modeling studies on PCP were also completed to augment the soil data and to provide additional information on the release, migration, and fate of wood preservatives at in-service pole sites.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); META Environmental, Inc., Watertown, MA (United States); Utah State Univ., Logan, UT (United States); GEI Consultants, Inc., Atlantic Environmental Div., Colchester, CT (United States); Science and Technology Management, Inc., Brookfield, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 355010
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-108598; TRN: AHC29924%%214
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Dec 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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