The management of Lyctus africanus, one the major dry wood pests in tropical region is difficult due to its secluded habits and long lifecycle therefore, control measures are limited usage insecticides. insecticides particularly metal salts effective, but some cases their leaching leads concerns about environmental pollution. Nanometal particles found be more effective than salts. Presently ava...

the use of wood preservatives is a suitable method to protect wooden products from termites attack. the effect of a glycol borate wood preservative and termiticide (available commercially as bora-care) alone and in combination with furfural were evaluated against m. diversus silvestri (isoptera: termitidae). the major termite pest in khouzestan province, iran in choice and no-choice tests. it w...

The utilization of pesticides often leaves residues which potentially pollute the environment. This journal issue has been encouraging some researchers to find an environmentally friendly insecticide by a cheaper wood preservative method. The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures 15 (ISPM 15) [1] that is adopted in wood packaging protection in Europe is not suitable for tropical cou...

to evaluate the nutritive value in some lignocellulosic materials, 3 sets of experiments were conducted on aspen, and grape woods. to enhance the digestibility, the woods were treated with 5% naoh. throughout the first trial, chemical composition and digestibility coefficients of dry matter, organic matter and ndf of experimental feeds, ph of rumen, as well as palatability were evaluated while ...

Serpula lacrymans, the dry rot fungus, is considered the most economically important wood decay fungus in certain temperate regions of the world, namely northern Europe, Japan, and Australia. Previously, copper-based wood preservatives were commonly used for pressure treatment of wood for building construction, but some decay fungi are known to be copper tolerant. In this study, soil-block test...

the major objectives of this study were to find out the mechanism behind the sapstaining fungal hyphae penetration into wood elements using electron microscope and to evaluate the exact role of phenolic compounds existing in wood vinegar towards the sapstaining fungal growth inhibition. to formulate the new environmental friendly wood preservative, we neutralized (to ph 7) wood vinegar with nao...

Creosote has a long history of use as a preservative, particularly in industrial wood products. However, its use has come under increasing scrutiny as a result of concerns about p tential effects on aquatic and terrestrial non-target organisms. Despite the long use of creosote, there is relatively little data on the rates of creosote loss in many exposures, including aquatic applications. To ad...

In this paper, wood waste (RWW) recovered for heat production in Sweden was studied. Previous research has concluded that RWW contains elevated amounts of heavy metals, causing environmental problems during waste management. This study extends previous work on RWW by analysing which pollution sources cause this contamination. Using existing data on the metal contents in various materials, and t...