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Abstract An aging electricity distribution system and reduced availability of naturally durable tropical hardwoods in Australia will combine in the next decade to produce a major shortage of poles. One [...]

Abstract The potential for moisture sorption by boron and fluoride rods following application of rods to wood to affect subsequent chemical diffusion was investigated in small Douglas-fir blocks conditioned to [...]

Abstract A number of high-profile invasive species introductions have been associated with solid wood packaging materials (SWPM). The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization currently recommends fumigation or heat treatment [...]

Abstract The potential for using cinnamon oil as an antimold and stain compound was investigated on ponderosa pine sapwood. This material is available as a food grade additive and offers [...]

Abstract The potential for using sequential soak treatments of sodium fluoride and copper sulfate was explored using ponderosa pine sapwood cubes. While copper and fluoride were readily sorbed by the [...]

Abstract Wood-plastic composites are generally presumed to be inherently more resistant to moisture uptake than solid wood, but there is little data on the relative rates of moisture uptake in [...]

Abstract The effect of drying conditions on gas permeability and preservative treatability was assessed on western hemlock lumber. Although there were no differences in gas permeability between lumber dried at [...]

ABSTRACT Sections of Douglas-fir poles were used to assess the ability of boron and fluoride to diffuse from sodium fluoride and fluoride/boron rods. In general, chemical levels in the wood [...]

J.J. MORRELL * ABSTRACT The effects of glycol compounds on borate distribution (as sodium borates) were investigated using Douglas-fir heartwood blocks conditioned to 30 or 60 percent moisture content (MC). [...]

J.J. MORRELL (*) ABSTRACT The ability of one biological control agent and selected chemical formulations to prevent microbial discoloration of freshly sawn lumber was evaluated on hem-fir and Douglas-fir wood [...]

J.J. MORRELL (*) R. SAM WILLIAMS (*) ABSTRACT Mildew resistance, water repellency, and overall finish appearance were evaluated for 32 deck finishes on western redcedar (Thuja plicata D. Donn.) and [...]

Abstract Mold and stain fungi can be easily controlled by kiln-drying, but even this material can be rewetted during shipping and storage, allowing fungi to colonize the wood. The potential [...]

Abstract Wood/plastic composites tend to be more resistant to moisture uptake and are promoted as being immune to moisture. Laboratory studies, however, have shown that small samples experience substantial losses [...]

Abstract The potential of 17 hydroxylamine derivatives as wood preservatives was assessed on ponderosa pine sapwood blocks exposed to one of two decay fungi: Gloeophyllum trabeum or Trametes versicolor. Weight [...]

Abstract Large quantities of smaller diameter materials are available in the overstocked forests of eastern Oregon and Washington, but the costs of removing these materials and the long distances from [...]

J.J. MORRELL [*] ABSTRACT The ability of fungi to survive in western red cedar utility poles through the thermal treatment process was explored by removing increment cores from 200 poles [...]

J.J. MORRELL [+] ABSTRACT Preservative treatment can be an excellent barrier against fungal, insect, and marine borer attack. Fabricators, however, often disrupt this barrier during piling installation, creating avenues for [...]

J.J. MORRELL [+] ABSTRACT The potential for migration of copper, zinc, and arsenic from Douglas-fir lumber treated with ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate (ACZA) using Best Management Practices (BMPs) was assessed [...]

MARK MANKOWSKI [+] J.J. MORRELL [+] ABSTRACT The incidence of wood-destroying organisms in homes was surveyed in Oregon. Decay fungi were the most common wood-destroying organisms, except in the drier, [...]

Abstract The decay resistance of China-fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) was evaluated in several tests using white- and brown-rot fungi in an American Wood Preservers' Association soil-block test. Although there was some [...]