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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. Biological wood oxidation - Wikipedia

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    Biological wood oxidation is a composting of wood substrate which aims at generating heat—for this reason, it is also known as "compost heating". During the wood oxidation process; microorganisms, mainly bacteria and fungi, degrade wood substrate into CO 2 , H 2 O, and subsequently release heat in the presence of oxygen.

  4. Disodium octaborate - Wikipedia

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    The compound was also shown to significantly reduce dust mite populations in the home when applied as a dilute solution to carpets and upholstery together with regular vacuum cleaning. [ 12 ] Disodium octaborate, applied to the soil or foliar spray , has been shown to inhibit pests of crops such as tomato and pistachio , with no observed ...

  5. People are eating borax. Why? Here's what experts say ... - AOL

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    People are ingesting borax. Also known by its chemical name sodium borate decahydrate, borax is a salt typically used to kill ants and boost laundry detergent, among other household cleaning needs ...

  6. Do Baking Supplies Expire? From Flour to Salt, Here's When ...

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    It's a classic tale: You have last-minute guests coming over for dinner or a bake sale fundraiser you didn't find out about until the night before—and now you need to concoct some tasty treats ...

  7. ‘No borax no glue’ is latest TikTok trend — and it comes from ...

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    A Feb. 17 video posted by @Madisdawgs, taking part in the trend, reads “how to not care no borax no glue.” It has garnered over 3.8 million views as of Feb. 20.

  8. Dry rot treatment - Wikipedia

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    S. lacrymans is a form of brown rot, a group of fungi which digest the cellulose and hemicellulose in timber. This particular species poses the greatest threat to buildings since it can spread through non-nutrient providing materials (e.g., masonry and plaster) for several meters until it finds more timber to attack.

  9. Can cold weather make you sick? Your grandma wasn't entirely ...

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    But we go inside in the winter, away from the cold In cold winter months, we spend more time indoors, often with groups of people. For example, think of eating lunch at work in the summer versus ...