Methodology to assess both the efficacy and ecotoxicology of preservative-treated and modified wood

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 504-504

  Vetter, Liesbeth De ^a   Depraetere, Griet ^a   Janssen, Colin ^a   Stevens, Marc ^a   Acker, Joris Van ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Basidiomycetes; Cu based preservatives; Daphnia magna; Furfurylation; Thermal modification

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FUNGUS; PRESERVATION; WOOD;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; FUNGI;

EID: 46749121828     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:2008030     Document Type: Article

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