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  2. Boric acid - Wikipedia

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    Boric acid has also been widely used in the treatment of wood for protection against termites. The full complexity of its mechanism is not fully understood, but aside from causing dose-dependent mortality, boric acid causes dysbiosis in the Eastern Subterranean termite , leading to the opportunistic rise of insect pathogens that could be ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Copper naphthenate - Wikipedia

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    Copper naphthenate is an active ingredient used predominantly in industrial and commercial wood preservation for non-pressure (dip/brush/spray) and pressure treatments (vacuum/full cell) to protect against fungal rot, decay, termites and wood-boring insects in unfinished wood and various fabricated wood products.

  5. Oriented structural straw board - Wikipedia

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    OSSB panels have high structural strength, load bearing and stability in both directions, as well as superior workability and excellent nail holding properties on all sides. Water permeability treated OSSB panels are more water resistant than treated traditional wood panel boards because they have no internal gaps or voids.

  6. Borate - Wikipedia

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    Borate ions occur, alone or with other anions, in many borate and borosilicate minerals such as borax, boracite, ulexite (boronatrocalcite) and colemanite.Borates also occur in seawater, where they make an important contribution to the absorption of low frequency sound in seawater.

  7. Powderpost beetle - Wikipedia

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    Wood preservatives can be used to prevent beetle infestation. Common treatments may use borate, and frequently structural fumigation. Items that can be infested by powderpost beetles include wooden tools or tool handles, frames, furniture, gun stocks, books, toys, bamboo, flooring, and structural timbers.

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