TY - JOUR A1 - Lupsea, M. A1 - Mathies, Helena A1 - Schoknecht, Ute A1 - Tiruta-Barna, L. A1 - Schiopu, N. T1 - Biocide leaching from CBA treated wood - A mechanistic interpretation N2 - Treated wood is frequently used for construction. However, there is a need to ensure that biocides used for the treatment are not a threat for people or environment. The paper focused on Pinus sylvestris treated with copper–boron–azole (CBA), containing tebuconazole as organic biocide and monoethanolamine (Mea). This study investigates chemical mechanisms of fixation and mobilisation involved in the leaching process of the used inorganic and organic biocides in CBA. A pH dependent leaching test was performed, followed by a set of complementary analysis methods in order to identify and quantify the species released from wood. The main findings of this study are: -Organic compounds are released from untreated and treated wood; the quantity of released total organic carbon, carboxylic and phenolic functions increasing with the pH. -Nitrogen containing compounds, i.e. mainly Mea and its reaction products with extractives, are released in important quantities from CBA treated wood, especially at low pH. -The release of copper is the result of competitive reactions: fixation via complexation reactions and complexation with extractives in the liquid phase. The specific pH dependency of Cu leaching is explained by the competition of ligands for protonation and complexation. -Tebuconazole is released to a lesser extent relative to its initial content. Its fixation on solid wood structure seems to be influenced by pH, suggesting interactions with –OH groups on wood. Boron release appears to be pH independent and very high. This confirms its weak fixation on wood and also no or weak interaction with the extractives. KW - CBA treated wood KW - Biocide leaching KW - Leaching mechanism KW - pH dependency test PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.089 SN - 0048-9697 VL - 444 SP - 522 EP - 530 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-27578 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lupsea, M.O. A1 - Mathies, Helena A1 - Schoknecht, Ute A1 - Tiruta-Barna, L. A1 - Schiopu, N. T1 - Leaching from new generation treated wood: a chemical approach N2 - Leaching of biocides from construction products is currently a research topic receiving attention from the European regulation authorities (CEN/TC 351). In this paper we have focused on the leaching behaviour of CBA (copper-borateazoles) treated Pinus sylvestris. To better define the chemistry of the leaching phenomena, two leaching tests (a static equilibrium test and a dynamic surface leaching test) have been carried out on untreated and treated wood, which offered more information about how the leaching of biocides interferes with other substances released from the wood structure. Eluates, in liquid and lyophilised form, were further analyzed by analytical methods. Organic (tebuconazole) and inorganic (Cu, B) biocides were quantified and several organic compounds have been identified (e.g. carboxylic acids, phenols, amines, etc.). Also, the total amount of phenols and of carboxylic groups was determined. Results on inorganic compounds are in accordance with previous studies made on treated wood. Furthermore, organic carbon, tebuconazole and other organic compounds' behaviour was extensively investigated. This study aims to complete existing leaching data and to help developing a chemical model for several biocides in wood, including Cu, B and tebuconazole. T2 - 1st International conference on environmental and economic impact on sustainable development, incorporating envrionmental economics, toxikology and brownfields CY - New Forest, UK DA - 2012-07-02 KW - Leaching KW - CBA treated wood KW - Biocide KW - Organic compounds PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2495/EID120461 SN - 1743-3541 SN - 1746-448X VL - 162 IS - Environmental Impact SP - 529 EP - 540 PB - WIT Press CY - Southampton [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-26262 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -