Elizabeth N. Ndunda

Chromated Copper Arsenate Contamination in Wood Treatment Plants in Kenya: Environmental Levels and Influence of Simulated Rainfall on Leaching Rates

Sharolyne Atiang’, Elizabeth N. Ndunda & Veronica A. Okello · Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research · 2026

Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is a water-based timber preservative containing heavy metals/metalloid, widely used in Kenya despite health concerns and restrictions in other parts of the world. Several studies have shown that CCA can leach from treated timber and be washed by ra...