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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when pressure-treated wood submerged in seawater?
A)Arsenic chemicals leach into solution✓
B)Increased wood density hinders waterlogging
C)Fungal hyphae decompose inner cellulose
D)Microbial activity reduces lignin content
💡 Explanation
Arsenic leaching occurs because the hydrolysis reaction breaks the arsenic-wood bonds accelerating the release due to applied pressure; therefore, arsenic contaminates rather than the strengthening or degradation of structural components such as cellulose because fungal growth requires oxygen.
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