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Use of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate to protect aspen waferboard from termites
Aspen waferboard bonded with phenolic resins was treated with disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (Tim-Bor?) at two concentrations (0.85% and 3%, weight/weight). Feeding deterrence and mortality were assessed in laboratory tests, with […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Use of Preservatives in Board Products
A general article outlining the present position and problems of the wood fiber insulating board industry with respect to preservative treatment. Includes an excellent bibliography with 49 references. The types […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1956 |
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Using Fumigants to Control Interior Decay in Waterfront Timbers
Large horizontal Douglas-fir timbers with interior decay fungi were used to evaluate the effectiveness of Vapam (sodium N-methyl dithiocarbamate) and chloropicrin in controlling decay fungi. Fumigants were applied in holes […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Utility pole performance: effect of service life on surface hardness and preservative retention of CCA-treated pine poles
Red pine and jack pine poles treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) and in service for up to 43 years did not show any change in surface hardness from that […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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Vacuum Treatment of Lumber
Preservative penetrations and retentions were compared on 2-inch structural lumber treated by the long-cycle vacuum process or by conventional pressure impregnation. Two preservatives, pentachlorophenol in petroleum and acid copper chromate, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Vapor Pressures in Western Hemlock Heartwood During Boiling Under Vacuum in Creosote
Experience has shown that the heartwood of western hemlock compares in treatability with that of coast Douglas-fir and for this reason similar commercial methods of treatment have been adopted for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1955 |
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Variations in CCA penetration and retention in loblolly and shortleaf pine
It has been observed that lumber from some geographic areas does not treat as readily as lumber from other areas. To evaluate possible differences due to geographic area or species, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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Variations in Preservative Tolerance of Wood-Destroying Fungi
Comparative tolerances of Lenzites trabea (Madison culture 617), Lentinus lepideus (Madison 635), and Poria monticola (Madison 575) to creosote, phenyl mercury oleate, copper naphthenate, and pentachlorophenol were determined according to […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Volatile emissions from Douglas-fir heartwood treated with Vapam? or methylisothiocyanate
Fumigants, which play an important role in arresting and preventing decay of wood exposed to the weather, have recently been used to control decay in building timbers. The possibility exists […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1989 |
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Water Repellents Reduce Rain-Caused Paint Blistering on Wood Siding
Rainwater is an important, though not generally recognized, cause of paint difficulties in wood-sided houses. It gains entry back of the siding chiefly by capillary action, working through the lap […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1954 |
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Water-Repellent Preservatives on Exterior Woodwork of Buildings
The market for wood siding has shown a drastic drop over the last decade. This loss is due to a number of factors, one of which is over-absorption of moisture […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1963 |
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Water-Repellent Treatment for Lumber for Military Use
The Department of Defense is now coordinating all lumber products by using a single procuring agency. The St. Louis District was appointed as the Engineering Lumber Control Office responsible for […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1959 |
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Weatherability of Phenolic-Bonded Ghanaian Hardwood Flakeboard Made from ACA-Treated Flakes
Ring flakes manufactured from a chip mixture of 22 Ghanaian hardwood species in equal weight proportions were treated to four retention levels (0.0, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.6 pcf or 0.0, […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1979 |
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Weathering durability of chromium-treated southern pine
The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) and chromium trioxide treatments in decreasing the weathering of unfinished wood and imposing the durability […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1991 |
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Western wood species treated with chromated copper arsenate: effect of moisture content
The effect of wood moisture content on treatability with chromated copper arsenate was examined for western hemlock, mountain hemlock, grand fir, white fir, noble fir, Pacific silver fir, and Douglas-fir […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1996 |
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Why does Douglas-fir heartwood turn black when treated with ammoniacal copper preservatives?
Douglas-fir heartwood often turns very dark in color when treated with ammoniacal copper preservatives. The cause of this black discoloration is unknown. Examination of the acetone-soluble extractives present in Douglas-fir […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1994 |
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Winter Treatments Protect Birch Roundwood During Storage
When ends of bolts and veneer logs of paper birch were sprayed with fungicides and coated with vapor-resistant compounds during cold months in northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan, they were […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1976 |
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Wood Lath Filters in Waste-Water Treatment Plants
Laths of Douglas-fir, western hemlock, southern pine, and redwood containing sapwood plus heartwood were compared with those of presently used redwood heartwood as trickling filters in waste-treatment plants. In addition […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1982 |
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Wood preservation trends of today that will influence the industry tomorrow
The wood-preservation industry is at an exciting juncture. The clamor for using less wood from the forest implies the need to more efficiently use and maintain the wood that is […]
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Forest Products Journal | 2000 |
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Wood preservative properties of chlorpyrifos
Chlorpyrifos (O,O-diethyl[3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl]phosphorothioate) (CPF) was evaluated as a wood preservative insecticide in two long-term field tests. In the first project, pine sapwood blocks treated with CPF were exposed to Coptotermes formosanus […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1995 |
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Wood Preservatives
There are four general types of wood preservatives: standard creosote and creosote-coal tar; inorganic water soluble salts; organic oil soluble materials; and miscellaneous preservatives, such as organic resins that increase […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1949 |
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Wood Preservatives in the National Emergency
National mobilization for defense may bring about shortages of preferred materials for wood preserving and may force widespread use of second- or third-choice materials. The problem is to do the […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1951 |
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Woodpecker Attack on Utility Poles–A Review
Poles afford woodpeckers a broad, open view helpful in establishing and protecting territories. Birds are prone to excavate in the vicinity of burst checks. The most severe damage consists of […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1970 |
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Zinc Naphthenate Pressure Treatment of Pine Logs for Log Homes
This study was designed to determine the feasibility of treating log-home logs with water-dispersible zinc naphthenate (ZWD). Variables included: 1) species (southern pine, lodgepole pine), 2) conditioning method (kiln-drying, high-temperature […]
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Forest Products Journal | 1986 |