Evaluation of creosote fortified with synthetic pyrethroids as wood preservatives for use in the sea II. Effects on wood-degrading micro-organisms and fouling invertebrates

Material und Organismen

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Cragg, Simon M ^a   Eaton, Rodney A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial decay; Barnacles; Creosote; Fouling; Serpulid worms; Soft rot; Synthetic pyrethroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542740354     PISSN: 00255270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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