Guides to pollution prevention: Wood preserving industry

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:5283098

The guide provides an overview of the wood preserving industry and presents options for minimizing waste generation through source reduction and recycling. Treatment with both oilborne and waterborne preservatives is discussed in the guide. However, because in the United States, the majority of wood is treated with chromated copper arsenate, the guide focuses on waterborne preservatives. Process wastewater surface runoff water, and sludge are possible sources of contamination in the wood preserving industry, although in waterborne processes the majority of wastewater is reused. Process wastewater includes water from conditioning, kiln drying, treated wood washing, accumulations in doors or retort sumps, preservative formulation recovery, and rinsing.

• Research Organization: Battelle, Columbus, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5283098
• Report Number(s): PB-94-136298/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-CO-0003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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