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  2. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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    Wood treated with modern preservatives is generally safe to handle, given appropriate handling precautions and personal protection measures. However, treated wood may present certain hazards in some circumstances, such as during combustion or where loose wood dust particles or other fine toxic residues are generated, or where treated wood comes ...

  3. Tung oil - Wikipedia

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    Tung oil or China wood oil is a drying oil obtained by pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii). Tung oil hardens upon exposure to air (through polymerization), and the resulting coating is transparent and has a deep, almost wet look. Used mostly for finishing and protecting wood, after numerous coats, the finish can ...

  4. Thermally modified wood - Wikipedia

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    Thermally modified wood is engineered wood that has been modified by a controlled pyrolysis process of wood being heated to (> 180 °C) in an oxygen free atmosphere. This process changes to the chemical structures of wood's cell wall components lignin , cellulose and hemicellulose which decreases its hygroscopy and thus increases dimensional ...

  5. A respiratory virus is spreading in China. Here's why it's ...

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    "The virus was completely new in humans and arose from a spillover from animals and spread to pandemic levels because there was no prior exposure or protective immunity in the community," Carr ...

  6. FACT CHECK: No, There Is Not A ‘New’ Virus Spreading ...

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    The virus has symptoms similar to that of the common cold or flu and has several countries monitoring travel, the outlet reported. A Facebook post claims a new virus is spreading in China. It

  7. Chromated copper arsenate - Wikipedia

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    Chromated copper arsenate (CCA) is a wood preservative containing compounds of chromium, copper, and arsenic, in various proportions.It is used to impregnate timber and other wood products, especially those intended for outdoor use, in order to protect them from attack by microbes and insects.

  8. 'This whole situation is on me': Patriots owner Robert Kraft ...

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    Robert Kraft said he put Jerod Mayo in an "untenable" situation with the Patriots, but the owner still felt that he had to move on from the coach.

  9. Health impacts of sawdust - Wikipedia

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    To collect wood dust from the saw teeth, place a suction nozzle above the table, at the rear of the w blade. [3] Jointers. Place a hood underneath the machine head. [3] Shapers. Control each head with an open-faced hood, located on the table behind the head. For additional protection, use a combination of fixed and adjustable hoods.