CCA News & Information Articles

Plant uptake By Dr David Stilwell Arsenic uptake by crops 07-06-2002 - www.sar.admin.ch/zs/afo/Artikel/zusammf/umwelt/gulz_800.html Speciation of arsenic in water, sediment, and plants of the Moira watershed, Canada, using HPLC coupled to high resolution ICP-MS. pub med Arsenic In The Food Chain BY Sylvia Mortoza Effects of compost and phosphate on plant arsenic accumulation from soils near pressure-treated wood. 10-19-2004 Leaching of arsenic (As) from chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood may elevate soil arsenic levels. Thus, an environmental concern arises regarding accumulation of As in vegetables grown in these soils