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Does treated wood used in above ground applications such as play structures and fences dislodge more preservative when it is wet, such as after a rainfall?

April 26, 2017applications dislodge fences ground play preservative structures treated Used wood

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Does treated wood used in above ground applications such as play structures and fences dislodge more preservative when it is wet, such as after a rainfall?

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Weather conditions do have an effect on dislodgeability. Treated wood, continually exposed to water of damp soil, will lose more preservative than that exposed to an occasional rainfall. We are considering the effects of such weathering as part of our bystander exposure assessment.