Osmose Utilities Services, Inc has developed a preservative system, called MP400-EXT, for in-service wood poles that promises to set new standards of performance. The product is a new and unique ...

IN a recent pamphlet entitled "Effectiveness of Wood Preservatives in Preventing Attack by Termites" (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Circ. 683. By T. E. Snyder and J. Zetek. Washington: Gov. Printing ...

COMPETITORS IN THE chemical industry don’t often openly criticize one another’s products. But an ongoing tiff between two of the four largest U.S. makers of preservatives for pressure-treated wood, ...

The Treated Wood Council yesterday announced that wood preservative manufacturers Arch Wood Protection Inc., Chemical Specialties Inc. and Osmose Inc. want to amend their registrations with the ...

Our Pilot Plant is where much of the hands-on experimental work is conducted. Facilities include composite panel blending and pressing equipment, a pressure treating cylinder, conditioning rooms, ...

Creosote is a highly effective wood treatment product that has been used for hundreds of years. However, negative effects on the environment and human health have led to its limited use over the past ...

AWPA Standard, E10, Standard Method of Testing Wood Preservatives by Laboratory Soil-Block Cultures. Also, ASTM D1413 and WDMA TM-1. The soil block decay test is a highly standardized means for ...

Maxwell uses this weed sprayer to apply clear preservative to high-risk areas of wooden decks. One application on wood-to-wood contact areas every few years prevents rot indefinitely. (Credit: Photo ...

It’s also a tasty snack, at least for fungi and insects such as termites. On a molecular level, wood is about three-quarters polymerized sugars that are indigestible to humans and most other animals.

(Beyond Pesticides, September 8, 2020) Canada should be in accordance with international treaty to eliminate persistent pollutants. Canada is considering the elimination of one of the worst persistent ...