Objective
The objective of this proposal is to provide a reference material for the determination of PCP in wood.
Because of its excellent properties as a fungicide agent, PCP has been applied for wood protection in Europe in a large scale for more than 30 years until the late eighties. The quantity of its production and application decreased strongly after 1985 in the most of European countries. PCP is supposed to be cancerogenic and it is an essential source of dioxines brought into environments. Therefore it is regulated by EU. Technical PCP contains a considerable amount of dioxines as impurities. Dioxines can also be generated by burning of products containing PCP, e.g. waste wood.
Treatment of wood with PCP has been applied worldwide and in Europe for more than 40 years partly in a very broad extent. It is still in use in many countries, including some member-countries of the EU. However, in the majority of EU-countries the use of PCP or PCP treated wood is restricted or even banned. Using validated analytical methods the large amounts of waste wood in all European countries can be correctly classified with respect to their degree of PCP contamination so that the approprioate further usage of these materials or a proper disposal without risks for human society and environment can take place. The internal quality assurance of analytical results proved by using a certified reference material will gain the confidence of the consumers to use waste wood as a recycling material for common use.
There is no reference material available for the determination of the PCP content in wood until now. The main objective of this project is to prepare the needed reference material in accordance with the BCR regulations. At first a feasibility study with two preliminary laboratory intercomparisons is planned, homogeneity and stability studies are included, and at last the certification procedure of the reference material. This reference material will serve as a useful tool of quality control for all laboratories involved in PCP analysis of wood. The reports of the certification study will be provided to the CEN / CENELEC - Technical Committees, so that the experiences and the results out of this project can be also taken into account in standardization.
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