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Most wood species used in commercial and residential construction have little natural biological durability and will suffer from biodeterioration when exposed to moisture. Historically, this problem has been overcome by treating wood for outdoor use with toxic wood preservatives. As societal acceptance of chemical use changes, there is continual pressure to develop and...

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Rebecca Ibach; Stan T. Lebow

Year:

2012

Keywords:

corrosion, environmental toxicology, fungi, leaching, moisture-content measurement, wood anatomy, wood composites, wood degradation, wood engineering design, wood processing, wood products, wood properties

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McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology; pp.317-319; 2012

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