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Quantities of As in Florida. Purpose Determine the relative magnitude of arsenic from CCA-treated wood versus the amounts from other arsenic sources Determine.

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1 Quantities of As in Florida

2 Purpose Determine the relative magnitude of arsenic from CCA-treated wood versus the amounts from other arsenic sources Determine the relative magnitude of arsenic from CCA-treated wood versus the amounts from other arsenic sources Evaluate arsenic inputs, outputs, and reservoirs Evaluate arsenic inputs, outputs, and reservoirs

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4 Inputs/Outputs/Reservoirs CCA-treated Wood CCA-treated Wood Non-CCA Pesticides Non-CCA Pesticides Geologic Sources Geologic Sources Fuels Fuels Fertilizers Fertilizers Food Sources Food Sources Wastes Disposed Within State Wastes Disposed Within State Hydrosphere Hydrosphere

5 Methods

6 Methods: CCA Input: 31.2 million ft 3 /yr Extrapolated from Industry Statistics Extrapolated from Industry Statistics Average retention of 0.45 pcf (22% arsenic) (million ft 3 /yr)(retention) = 1,400 metric tons As/yr = 1,400 metric tons As/yr AWPA,AWPI,SFPA~0.38 pcf (US) Florida Questionairre~0.76 pcf

7 Methods: non-CCA Pesticides Cattle Dipping Vats Cattle Dipping Vats (Historical Use) (Historical Use) MSMA/DSMA/Cacodylic Acid (Current Use) MSMA/DSMA/Cacodylic Acid (Current Use) Agriculture Agriculture Golf Course Use Golf Course Use

8 MSMA/DSMA in Agriculture From the Nat. Center for Food and Ag. Policy, 2002

9 MSMA Use in Golf Courses Input = (Surface Area of Golf Courses) (Fraction of Golf Courses that Use MSMA) (Application Rate) Surface Area = Total Area from Florida Golf Courses Fraction of Golf Courses that Use MSMA = 0.96 (Ma et al. 2000) Application Rate = 11.7 lbs/acre/yr (from Hawaiian Study) Input ~ 500 metric tons As/yr Input ~ 500 metric tons As/yr

10 MSMA Stored in Golf Courses DERM 1999: 16.9 mg/kg DERM 1999: 16.9 mg/kg (0 to 1 or 2 ft composites) (0 to 1 or 2 ft composites) Ma et al. 2000: 69.2 mg/kg Ma et al. 2000: 69.2 mg/kg Mass = (Surface Area of Golf Courses) x (Concentration) x (Concentration)

11 Results

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14 InputsConc.ppm Metric tons As/yr CCA-Treated Wood 3,1001,400 MSMAAgriculture Golf Courses 2,8001,35053490 GeologicPhosphateLimestone73200210 FuelsCoalPetroleum4.40.11105 HydrosphereRainRivers0.00010.0011545 Food Sources FishShellfish Chicken Manure 5.76.5390.20.43.1 SUM2,500

15 Outputs Input Flux ~ 2,500 metric tons As/yr Conc.ppm Metric tons As/yr GeologicPhosphate4.4110 HydrosphereRivers0.00197 WastesWastewater WTE Air Emissions <0.01<100.005 Output Flux ~ 10% of Input

16 Accessible Reservoir Conc.ppm Metric tons As CCA-Treated Wood 3,10024,000 Other Arsenicals Cattle Dipping Golf Courses (Ma) Golf Courses (DERM) 1600 (sol’n) 69171,2002,50011,000 Geologic Phosphogypsum Stacks Limestone in Use 435,0003,400 HydrosphereLakesGroundwater Surface Soil 0.0040.0020.41108,4002,500 SUM47,000-56,000

17 Summary/Conclusions Approx. 2,500 metric tons As imported per yr Approx. 2,500 metric tons As imported per yr CCA-treated wood (60%) CCA-treated wood (60%) Arsenical pesticides,MSMA (20%) Arsenical pesticides,MSMA (20%) Geologic Sources (15%) Geologic Sources (15%) About 10% of the imported As is exported  Majority accumulates over time About 10% of the imported As is exported  Majority accumulates over time

18 Recommendations In order to limit As impacts In order to limit As impacts Reduce use of MSMA Reduce use of MSMA Properly dispose CCA-treated wood Properly dispose CCA-treated wood Minimize impacts of CCA-treated wood currently in service Minimize impacts of CCA-treated wood currently in service

19 Questions? Draft Report posted at www.ccaresearch.org


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