AWPA - E22
LABORATORY METHOD FOR RAPIDLY EVALUATING THE DECAY RESISTANCE OF WOOD-BASED MATERIALS AGAINST PURE BASIDIOMYCETE CULTURES USING COMPRESSION STRENGTH: SOIL/WAFER TEST
| Organization: | AWPA |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2022 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 9 |
scope:
This method is a screening test to determine the minimum amount of preservative that is effective in preventing decay of selected species of wood by selected fungi under optimum laboratory conditions. Preservative thresholds obtained using this procedure provide an indication of retentions to be used in above-ground field tests; retentions to include in groundcontact field tests would be greater (e.g., 1.5 to 2.0 times) than those obtained in soil block tests. This test method is intended to be a screening test. It may also be used to provide information for standardization of protection treatments.
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