Marine performance of preservative treated Southern pine panels. Part 2: Exposure at Mourilyan Harbour, Queensland, Australia

IRG/WP 00-10337

A R Zahora, A F Preston, K J Archer, S Kleinschmidt

Southern yellow pine panels treated with ACQ type B, ACQ type A, CCA type C, creosote, and copper naphthenate have been exposed at Mourilyan Harbour, north Queensland, Australia for almost 6 years. These panels have been inspected and rated for fouling and attack by Teredinid, Limnoria, Martesia, and Sphaeroma during this exposure. After 70 months exposure, overall performance of ACQ type B was equivalent to CCA type C at similar loadings, while ACQ type A did not perform as well. CCA and ACQ at 40 and 20 kg/m3 are performing similar to creosote at 430 and 200 kg/m3, respectively. The copper naphthenate treated panels did not perform as well as the ACQ panels at similar total copper loadings. Fouling of panels treated with ACQ was less than that found on CCA and creosote treated panels, but similar to that found on copper naphthenate treated panels exhibiting the same level of performance.


Keywords: TEREDO FURCIFERA; LIMNORIA UNICORNIS; LYDRODUS SP.; SPHAEROMA SP.; MARTESIA SP.; CCA; ACQ; CREOSOTE; COPPER NAPHTHENATE

Conference: 00-05-14/19 Kona, Hawaii, USA


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