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Rate of CCA leaching from commercially treated decking
Conflicting reports on levels of arsenic in soil beneath decks treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) have raised concerns about arsenic exposure from this type of treated wood. This paper […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Recent Investigations on the Avoidance of Decay in Exterior Woodwork of Buildings
In the gulf states area, fungus free lumber should be used. In addition, construction, practices including 1) good roof overhang or at least eaves and gutters, 2) the placing of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1952 |
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Reducing Internal and External Decay of Untreated Douglas-Fir Poles: A Field Test
Laboratory culturing and a closed-tube bioassay with Poria placenta revealed that the fumigants chloropicrin and methylisothiocyanate effectively reduced the incidence of internal decay in non-pressure-treated Douglas-fir poles in ground contact […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Relationship of Oil Carriers to Utility of Pentachlorophenol as a Wood Preservative
Pentachlorophenol (penta) wood preserving formulations vary in composition between two extremes. The one extreme is a 5 percent solution of penta in a low-volatile residual oil. This formulation provides the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Release of copper, chromium, and arsenic from treated southern pine exposed in seawater and freshwater
The use of chromated copper arsenate (CCA -C) treated wood in marine construction has drawn criticism from environmentalists because of the high levels of chemical concentration in the wood and […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1999 |
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Remedial treatment of Douglas-fir and southern pine poles with methylisothiocyanate
The effectiveness of glass-encapsulated methylisothiocyanate (MITC-Fume?) as a fumigant compared to metham-sodium was examined in Douglas-fir and southern pine poles, over a 3-year period, with fungal bioassays and chemical analysis. […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Removal of copper, chromium, and arsenic from CCA-treated wood by organic acids released by mold and staining fungi
This study evaluated the potential of mold and staining fungi, Aspergillus niger, Aureobasidium pullulans, Gliocladium virens, Penicillium funiculosum, Rhizopus javanicus, Ceratocystis pilifera, C. peceae, Alternaria alternata, Trichoderma viride, and Cladosporium […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2006 |
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Repeated exposure of borate-treated Douglas-fir lumber to Formosan subterranean termites in an accelerated field test
Douglas-fir boards (ca. 74.5 g) pressure treated with disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT) to retentions of 0 (controls), 0.88, 1.23, 1.60, or 2.10 percent (weight/weight) DOT were sequentially exposed to four […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Report on Wood Preservation Activities–1956-57. FPRS Annual Report
Major developments during the year were the extended use of pole-type construction, increased interest in treating construction lumber, and consideration of “results-type” specifications as opposed to treating procedure. Other work […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1958 |
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Report Regarding Building Research Advisory Committee on Protection Against Decay and Termites in Residential Construction
Recommendations of a Special Advisory Committee of the Building Research Advisory Board on protection against decay and termites in residential construction were reported. Protection measures vary according to the type […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Research Needed on Major Problems in Wood Preservation
The author discusses general research needs for various wood products. It is pointed out that there is a need for a cheap preservative for paper that is a good biological […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Residual Pentachlorophenol Still Limits Decay in Woodwork Twenty-Two Years After Dip-Treating
Experimental panels of conventional tongue-and-groove flooring lumber of 5 different wood species were dip-treated 3 minutes in a 5 percent, light-oil solution of pentachlorophenol, then exposed off the ground in […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Residue Retention and Fungal Invasion of Chloropicrin-Treated Douglas-Fir
Chlorinated residues in amounts up to 1.5 percent of the ovendry weight of wood were present in Douglas-fir exposed to chloropicrin vapors for 240 days. These residues could not be […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1985 |
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Resistance of borate-treated Douglas-fir to the Formosan subterranean termite
Toxicity of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT as TIM-BOR?) to Formosan subterranean termites and termite feeding on treated Douglas-fir heartwood were evaluated in laboratory and field tests. Feeding on filter papers […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1992 |
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Resistance of dampwood termites to preservative-treated wood
The effects of three wood preservatives on dampwood termites (Zootermopsis augusticollis Hagen) and their gut protozoa were studied. Chromated copper arsenate and ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate were associated with absence […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1993 |
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Response of Poria Monticola and Polyporus Versicolor to Aliphatic Amines
A homologous series of aliphatic amines was tested in wood and in agar against Poria monticola and Polyporus versicolor. The results were analyzed in the context of Finholt’s hypothesis that […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1965 |
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Retention of silafluofen in wood-based composite after supercritical carbon dioxide impregnation
The retention of silafluofen in wood-based composites treated using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) as a carrier was determined chemically. Specimens of five commercially available structural-use wood-based composites (medium density fiberboard, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2004 |
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Review of Incising and Its Effects on Strength and Preservative Treatment of Wood
Various techniques developed in this century for incising round and sawed wood, as well as studies on the effects of incising both softwoods and hardwoods, are reviewed. The review shows […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1978 |
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Safe Bending Radii for Curved Laminates
Investigation was conducted to determine minimum safe radii of curvature for woods commonly used in the U.S. Navy’s ship building program. Little information has been published about the ability of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Screening of wood preservatives: comparison of the soil-block, agar-block, and agar-plate tests
Results from the soil-block, agar-block, and agar-plate tests using two white-rot and two brown-rot fungi were compared. Eight commercially available biocides encompassing inorganic and organic systems were tested, with each […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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Sediment toxicity study of CCA-C-treated marine piles
A study was undertaken to demonstrate the effects of a 10-day exposure to sediments mixed with leachate from marine piles made from southern pine that were treated with chromated copper […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Sequential treatments with fluoride and copper: effects of solution concentration and dipping time on treatment
The potential for using sequential soak treatments of sodium fluoride and copper sulfate was explored using ponderosa pine sapwood cubes. While copper and fluoride were readily sorbed by the wood, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |
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Service Life of Douglas-Fir Piles: Methods for Protecting Cutoff Tops from Decay
Various treatments for preventing decay in Douglas-fir piles were studied at an experimental plot in Corvallis, Oreg., and at a coastal marina in Brookings, Oreg. At the experimental plot, four […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |
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Shellrot control in western redcedar: potential replacements for pentachlorophenol spray
Sixteen chemicals or formulations, 15 of which were water-soluble solutions or water-dispersible emulsions, were evaluated as potential substitutes for pentachlorophenol in diesel oil, which is sprayed on untreated western redcedar […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1987 |
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Silicic acid/boric acid complexes as ecologically friendly wood preservatives
We report a new method for fixing boric acid ? a known preservative ? in wood. We treated wood with boric acid and colloidal silicic acid solutions (CSAS) or with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2005 |