Journal article
Exposure of creosoted douglas-fir panels in Oregon coastal waters: A preliminary report
Forest Products Journal, Vol.38(5), pp.25-30
1988
Abstract
Douglas-fir test panels were treated with creosote at one of five retention levels and immersed at three locations along the Oregon coast. After 2 years, panels with a retention of 321 kg/m**3(20 lb. / ft. **3), as specified by AWPA, effectively repelled attack by marine borers (Limnoria spp. ), but several panels with a retention of 160 kg/m**3(10 lb. /ft. **3) were attacked internally by shipworms (Bankia setacea). Although Limnoria tripunctata lightly attacked some creosoted panels, its attack of untreated controls was significant at only one site. Gas chromatographic analyses revealed an absence of significant migration of creosote components from the panels after 2 years. However, components with low boiling points has much lower concentrations in wood that had been immersed than in the original creosote. The study is continuing. (Author abstracts)
Details
- Title
- Exposure of creosoted douglas-fir panels in Oregon coastal waters: A preliminary report
- Authors
- S T Lebow (Author)Jeffrey J Morrell (Author)
- Publication details
- Forest Products Journal, Vol.38(5), pp.25-30
- Publisher
- Forest Products Society
- Date published
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0015-7473
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450657402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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