Document of bibliographic reference 128549

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

BibLvlCode

AS

Title

Methodology to assess both the efficacy and ecotoxicology of preservative-treated and modified wood

Abstract

Wood used in outdoor conditions out of ground contact is susceptible to weathering, inducing both fungal decay and leaching of components to the environment. This paper presents a methodology to determine these two parameters for untreated, preservative-treated and modified wood. Therefore, the wood was first leached and subsequently exposed to fungal decay of the most prominent wood-rotting fungi. The crustacean Daphnia magna was exposed to the leachates to provide information on their impact on the environment. Combining both parameters reveals that preservative-treated wood and modified wood are capable of protecting the wood adequately for application under use class 3 conditions without posing a threat to the environment.This proves the suitability of the concept of combining efficacy and ecotoxicology for the evaluation of new types of wood treatments.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000257337300004

Bibliographic citation

De Vetter, L.; Depraetere, G.; Janssen, C.; Stevens, M.; Van Acker, J. (2008). Methodology to assess both the efficacy and ecotoxicology of preservative-treated and modified wood. Ann. For. Sci. 65(5): 504. dx.doi.org/10.1051/forest:2008030

Topic

Fresh water

Is peer reviewed

true