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CCA-TREATED WOOD DISPOSED IN LANDFILLS AND LIFE-CYCLE TRADE-OFFS WITH WASTE-TO-ENERGY AND MSW LANDFILL DISPOSAL
Citation:
JAMBECK, J., K. WEITZ, H. SOLO-GABRIELE, T. TOWNSEND, AND S. THORNELOE. CCA-TREATED WOOD DISPOSED IN LANDFILLS AND LIFE-CYCLE TRADE-OFFS WITH WASTE-TO-ENERGY AND MSW LANDFILL DISPOSAL. WASTE MANAGEMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, 27(8):521-528, (2007).
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journal article
Description:
Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) treated wood is a preservative treated wood construction product that grew in use in the 1970s for both residential and industrial applications. In the U.S. CCA-treated wood is disposed primarily within landfills, however some of the wood is combusted in waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities. This paper presents an estimate of the quantity of CCA-treated wood entering the disposal stream in the U.S. as well as an examination of the trade-offs between land filling and WTE combustion of CCA-treated wood through a life cycle assessment and decision support tool MSW DST).
