Protecting wood from mould, decay, and termites with multi-component biocide systems

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-24

  Clausen, Carol A ^a   Yang, Vina ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Azole; Biocide; Decay fungi; Mould fungi; Termite; Thujaplicin

Indexed keywords

AZOLE; DECAY FUNGI; MOULD FUNGI; MULTI COMPONENT SYSTEMS;

BIOCIDES; CELLULOSE; DECAY (ORGANIC); FUNGI; TERMITE RESISTANCE;

WOOD;

BORATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SLIME MOULD; TERMITE; WOOD;

BIOCIDES; DECAY; TERMITES; WOOD;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI; GLOEOPHYLLUM TRABEUM; ISOPTERA; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PHANEROCHAETE; POSTIA PLACENTA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 33845941674     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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