Plywood panels collected from thirty seven mills located
throughout the Pacific Northwest they were treated with chromated copper
arsenate Type C (CCA-C) or ammoniacal copper zinc arsenate (ACZA) using
modified full cell and full cell processes respectively. Preliminary
tests were performed to determine plywood sample size, replication, and
treating schedule....
The ability of the fluorescent-coupled lectins wheat germ
agglutinin (WGA) and concanavalin A (Con A) to react with selected
Basidiomycetes, Ascomycetes, and Fungi Imperfecti was evaluated using
pure cultures of thirty-five fungi grown on malt extract agar. WGA,
which is specific for residues of N-acetylglucosamine present in fungal
chitin, reacted...
Experiments investigated how the fumigant methylisothiocyanate
(MIT), Douglas-fir wood at various moisture contents (MC), and the
wood decay fungus Poria carbonica Overh., interacted to govern
overall fumigant effectiveness.
MIT decomposed in wood to form non-MIT residues at rates of
about 0.16%, 0.9%, and 1.6% of the total bound MIT per...