Professional Operator Practices – a Site Survey of Timber Treatment Businesses in the Uk Utilising Brush, Dipping and Spraying Application Methods 1.1 Background to This Summary Report

Biocides and Pesticides Unit (BPU) commissioned AEA technology to investigate the operating practices at timber treatment sites concerned primarily with brush, roller, spraying, dipping and irrigation applications of wood preservatives, with a view to identifying potential losses to the environment. This report is HSE’s summary of the research. This work was required as BPU had little information regarding environmental emission pathways from these practices, whether they are likely to be of concern and if so whether further quantification is necessary.