Performance of treated fence posts after 6 years in five test plots in the State of Sao Paulo - Brazil

IRG/WP 376

M S Cavalcante

Fence posts treated with creosote, pentachlorophenol and creosote/ pentachlorophenol mixtures showed good performance after 6 years of exposure in five test plots located in the State of Sao Paulo - Brazil. Good results were also achieved with copper sulphate/sodium arsenate and copper sulphate/potassium dichromate mixtures. Fungi and termites were the main destroying agents found attacking the posts.


Keywords: BRAZIL; CC; CCB; CREOSOTE; DOUBLE DIFFUSION; FENCE POSTS; FIELD TEST; PCP; SAO PAULO; SODIUM ARSENATE; TEST SITES

Conference: 76-05-12/15 Wildhaus, Switzerland


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