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Document ID (ISN)40592
CIS number 83-1637
Year 1983
Convention or series no. Undersökningsrapport 1983:3
Author(s) Andersson K., Kragh E., Nilsson C.A., Nygren O., Rehn M.
Title Sampling and analysis of pressure-impregnated wood dust - II. Method of selective analysis of As(III) and (V) and determination of Cr, Cu and As in such wood dust
Original title Provtagning och analys av trädamm från tryckimpregnerat virke. II. Metod för selektiv analys av As(III) och (V) samt bestämning av Cr, Cu och As i trädamm [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, Publikationsservice, 171 84 Solna, Sweden, 1983. 13p. 7 ref.
Abstract Contents of this research report: reagents and instruments required; source of dusts; sample preparation (extraction, partition); methods of determination (atomic absorption spectrophotometry). Metal levels detected were 7.0 ± 4.6mg/g chromium, 4.9 ± 1.9mg/g copper and 9.5 ± 5.1mg/g arsenic; all the arsenic was pentavalent.
Descriptors (primary) wood preservatives; airborne dust; sampling and analysis; wood; arsenic
Descriptors (secondary) copper; chromium; description of technique; dust analysis
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Arsenic and compounds
Inorganic substances