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  2. Alkaline copper quaternary - Wikipedia

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    Wood products treated with ACQ preservative were commercially produced in Canada for the first time in 2004. [ 4 ] [ 1 ] ACQ became a widely used wood preservative after concerns were raised about possible environmental contamination by chromium and arsenic from wood treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA), through contact (especially in ...

  3. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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    Posts and poles can be treated directly on endangered areas, but should be treated at least 30 cm (0.98 ft) above the future ground level. The depth obtained during regular steeping periods varies from 5 to 10 mm (0.20 to 0.39 in) up to 30 mm (1.2 in) by sap pine.

  4. List of trees of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Pinaceae (pine family) Yes Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 110 Pinus edulis: pinyon pine Pinaceae (pine family) Yes Yes Yes IUCN (LC) 106 Pinus elliottii: slash pine Pinaceae (pine family) Yes IUCN (LC) 111 Pinus glabra: spruce pine Pinaceae (pine family) Yes IUCN (LC) 115 Pinus monophylla: singleleaf pinyon pine Pinaceae (pine family) IUCN (LC) 133 Pinus ...

  5. Piney Woods - Wikipedia

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    The Piney Woods is a temperate coniferous forest terrestrial ecoregion in the Southern United States covering 54,400 square miles (141,000 km 2) of East Texas, southern Arkansas, western Louisiana, and southeastern Oklahoma.

  6. Robert Bunning - Wikipedia

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    Robert Bunning (13 December 1859 – 12 August 1936) was an English-born Western Australian businessman involved in the construction, timber, and sawmill industries. He co-founded with his younger brother Arthur (1863–1929) the company Bunning Bros, the predecessor to the modern-day retailer Bunnings.

  7. Chromated copper arsenate - Wikipedia

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    Similar water-borne preservatives include alkaline copper quaternary (ACQ) compounds, copper azole (CuAz), ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate (ACZA), copper citrate, and copper HDO (CuHDO). [citation needed] Usually more expensive options, but safer, are pressure and heat treated lumber which contains no chemicals. Usually they lack the long-term ...

  8. Bunnings - Wikipedia

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    Bunnings Cannington store, rebranded for promotion in February 2024. In early 2024, Bunnings temporarily rebranded one store in each Australian state and in New Zealand to "Hammerbarn", a fictional hardware shop in the animated television series Bluey. The series' creators were inspired by Bunnings when making the fictional shop. [38] [39] [40]

  9. Railroad tie - Wikipedia

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    A railroad tie, crosstie (American English), railway tie (Canadian English) or railway sleeper (Australian and British English) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tracks. Generally laid perpendicular to the rails, ties transfer loads to the track ballast and subgrade , hold the rails upright and keep them spaced to the correct ...