00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.906706 CaOODSP 20221107181204 m o d f cr |n||||||||| 220110s1983 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- NH17-317/1983E-PDF An investigation of the biomethylation of arsenic in preserved wood foundations / prepared for the Research Division, Policy Development and Research Sector, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation by Forintek Canada Corp. [Ottawa, Ont.] : Research Division, Policy Development and Research Sector, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, [1983] 1 online resource (v, 25 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]. "CMHC Project Manager: Norman Low, Peter Russell." Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-25). "The transformation of inorganic forms of arsenic to volatile, organic forms by various microorganisms occurs naturally in the environment. The literature on this phenomenon, which is termed biomethylation, is reviewed, with particular emphasis on its occurrence as related to arsenic-containing preserved wood. Documentation of isolated occurrences of the problem in houses built with preserved wood foundations is also reported"--Abstract. Foundations Testing. Arsenic Toxicology. Floors, Wooden Testing. Wood Preservation. Fondations (Construction) Essais. Arsenic Toxicologie. Planchers en bois Essais. Bois Conservation. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Research Division, issuing body. Forintek Canada Corp. Eastern Laboratory, issuing body. PDF 568 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2022/schl-cmhc/NH17-317-1983-eng.pdf