Comparison of Wood Preservatives in Stake Tests: 1975 Progress Report.
Abstract
Reports results on test stakes of southern pine sapwood 2 by 4 by 18 inches in size, treated by pressure and nonpressure processes and installed by the Forest Products Laboratory and cooperators in Decay and termite-exposure sites at various times since 1938 at Saucier, Miss.; Madison, Wis.; Bogalusa, La.; Lake Charles, La.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and the Canal Zone, Panama. Superficial treatments by 3-minute dipping and brushing with preservatives such as coal-tar creosote and petroleum oils containing copper naphthenate, zinc naphthenate, phenyl mercury oleate, and pentachlorophenol have added a few months to 4 years to the life of the untreated stakes. Some waterborne preservatives have provided less protection to the stakes than the standard preservative oils, such as coal-tar creosote and pentachlorophenol solutions, when preservative retentions have corresponded to those in commercial use.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA013544
Entities
People
- H. L. Davidson
- L. R. Gjovik
Organizations
- Forest Products Laboratory