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Survey of Dioxin Emission from PCP-treated Wood

Contents

Preface

Sammenfatning og konklusioner

• Baggrund og formål
• Undersøgelsen
• Projektresultater
  • Engangspaller
  • PCP-behandlet træværk
• Hovedkonklusioner

Summary and conclusions

• The survey
• Project results
  • Disposable pallet boards
  • Construction wood
• Main conclusions

1 Introduction

2 Dioxin and pentachlorophenol treated wood

3 Market analysis

• 3.1 Use of PCP as wood preservative in Denmark
• 3.2 Import and consumption of PCP in Europe
• 3.3 Import of PCP-treated wood to Denmark

4 Selection of sampling material

• 4.1 Construction wood from the period 1960 - 1972
• 4.2 Imported wood from disposable pallet boards
  • 4.2.1 Selection of sampling material
  • 4.2.2 The selected samples

5 Results

• 5.1 PCP screening of pallet board samples
• 5.2 Dioxin analysis of pallet board sample
• 5.3 Construction-wood samples

6 Interpretation of results

• 6.1 Interpretation of results - construction wood
• 6.2 Revised estimate of emission of dioxin for construction wood
• 6.3 Interpretation of results - disposable pallet board

7 Conclusion

References

Appendix A: Dioxin analysis - method

• Dioxin analysis in general
• Analysis method for PCDD/F and PCP in wood
  • Principle of the analysis method
  • Dioxin analysis
  • PCP-screening

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