Eighteen impregnated specimens with CCA, ACQ, and BAAC preservatives were subjected to a outdoor leaching test. Test specimens, 10 x 10 x 25 cm3, 5 x 10 x 25 cm3, 2 x 10 x 25 cm3 in size, were cut from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica). Both of end surfaces were sealed with a silicone sealer in the half number of specimens. Total leaching amounts of copper from the open-end ACQ specimens of 10 x 10 x 25 cm3, 5 x 10 x 25 cm3, 2 x 10 x 25 cm3 in size were 76.2 g/m3, 60.6 g/m3, 153.4 g/m3 respectively during 6 months exposure. Those from the end-sealed ACQ specimens were 40.9 g/m3, 50.9 g/m3, 92.7 g/m3 respectively. The ratio of surface area to volume influenced the leaching amount of preservatives. Sealing of end surface of samples reduced the loss of preservatives considerably.

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