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Feasibility of microwave disinfestation of wood
1995 - IRG/WP 95-40051
Microwaves have proved to be an effective means to disinfest worm-eaten woods. The use of microwave electromagnetic energy to increase the woodworm temperature to a lethal level presents several advantages with respect to other conventional techniques, such as liquid pesticides and gas chambers. In particular, there is not contamination of the treated wood and of the environment: stray electromagn...
D Andreuccetti, M Bini, A Ignesti, A Gambetta, R Olmi