Freeman and Amburgey2 found untreated SYP poles fail at 4.5 years in AWPA Hazard Zone 4 in central Mississippi. However, the extent and nature of the copper naphthenate treated wood pole failures were ...

Creosote-treated wood is a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Pentachlorophenol was once the most heavily used pesticide in the United States. It was used as a biocide and wood ...

Take creosote-treated wood, railway ties, and power poles to the industrial waste area of Shepard Landfill.