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  2. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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    Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or pressure treatment) that can extend the life of wood, timber, and their associated products, including engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance ...

  3. Health impacts of sawdust - Wikipedia

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    Provide LEV under the blade slot. To increase the collection area of the hood, add holes (1/8 inch in diameter) in the table around the ot area. [3] 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

  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. Lumber Liquidators Says Products Safe, Offers Free Tests - AOL

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    Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images By Ankit Ajmera Lumber Liquidators (LL), facing U.S. government probes over claims of dangerous levels of a cancer-causing substance in its flooring ...

  6. Sawdust - Wikipedia

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    Wood dust is a known human carcinogen. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Certain woods and their dust contain toxins that can produce severe allergic reactions. [ 12 ] The composition of sawdust depends on the material it comes from; sawdust produced from natural wood is different from that of sawdust produced from processed wood or wood veneer .

  7. Lumber - Wikipedia

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    One of the early treatments to "fireproof lumber", which retard fires, was developed in 1936 by the Protexol Corporation, in which lumber is heavily treated with salt. [36] Wood does not deteriorate simply because it gets wet. When wood breaks down, it is because an organism is eating it. Preservatives work by making the food source inedible to ...

  8. Wooden box - Wikipedia

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    Wooden box with full cleated ends (Style 2) Man with wooden box or chest, 1625. A wooden box is a container made of wood for storage or as a shipping container. Construction may include several types of wood; lumber (timber), plywood, engineered woods, etc. For some purposes, decorative woods are used.

  9. How to keep children safe during trick-or-treat - AOL

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    To stay safe and make yourself visible, it is recommended that kids use face paint rather than a face mask. Glow sticks, flashlights and reflective tape are also good items to use while out trick ...