Evaluation of Three Fungicidal Treatments for Wool Felt

Abstract

In order to compare the effectiveness of fungicidal treatments, wool felt sheet was treated with three fungicides and evaluated for resistance to leaching and microbial deterioration in soil burial, The dihydroxydichlorodiphenyl methane (G-4) treatment was nonprotective against microbial deterioration and the salicylanilide treatment was only marginally protective. Copper-8-quinolinolate was the only fungicide, in this study, that provided durable protection against biodeterioration in soil burial. The data suggest that copper-8-quinolinolate should be included as an alternative fungicide in Military Specification MIL-F-2312. In addition, performance testing (in this case, soil burial) should be included in military specifications wherever possible. Keywords: Woolen textiles, Felts, Fungicidal treatments, Moisture resistance, Microbial deterioration, Contamination fungicide.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA190299

Entities

People

  • A. M. Kaplan
  • D. L. Kaplan
  • M. Greenberger
  • M. Shea

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biodegradation
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Contamination
  • Engineering
  • Fungi
  • Fungicides
  • Materials
  • Moistureproofing
  • Performance Tests
  • Security
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Textiles
  • Woolen Textiles

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology - Bioremediation