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Use of Small Panels in Screening Potential Wood Preservatives

Roe, Thorndyke
Senior Chemist, U. S. Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Huenerne, Calif.

Hochman, Harry
Director, U. S. Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, Calif.

Pages: 8    Published: Jan 1960

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Abstract

The destructive action of marine wood boring organisms on structures submerged in sea water presents a major maintenance problem in harbors throughout the world. The replacement of wooden piling destroyed by these organisms is a costly operation and, in addition, removes a pier from use during repair.