Combined fire retardant and wood preservative treatments for outdoor wood applications - A review of the literature

Fire Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-14

  Marney, D C O ^a   Russell, L J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Fire; Fungi; Impregnation; Leaching; Outdoor; Preservative; Retardant; Termites; Wood

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SYSTEMS; COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCHES; FIRE RETARDANCY; FIRE RETARDANT; LEACHING PROBLEM; MULTI-STEP; NATIONAL PROJECTS; OUTDOOR; PRESERVATIVE TREATMENTS; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RADIATA; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; USEFUL LIFE; WOOD PRESERVATIVES;

BIODEGRADATION; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIRES; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGI; IMPREGNATION; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

WOOD PRESERVATION;

BIODEGRADATION; BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAME RETARDANTS; FUNGI; IMPREGNATION; LEACHING; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESERVATIVES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; STANDARDS; TERMITES; WOOD; WOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 74349095710     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-007-0016-6     Document Type: Review

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