Ash from copper chrome arsenate (CCA) treated timber

Publication 1720.1

Published by:
Environment Protection Authority
Date:
15 Jan 2020

Copper chrome arsenate (CCA) is a wood preservative that is fixed into timber and used to protect wood from rotting, fungi and insects, and resist leaching. This fact sheet provides information about collection and disposal of CCA-treated timber ash after a fire, and protecting your health when collecting ash from CCA-treated timber.

Target audience
Publication number1720.1
TopicsLand and groundwater
Number of pages2
Release date15 January 2020
Reading level
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