Soft rot tests

IRG/WP 2206

J A Butcher

At the IRG meeting in Turkey it was proposed that developments in testing preservative-treated wood in unsterile soil according to techniques variously described as "fungus cellar", "soil-bed", or "accelerated field simulation" be considered along with conventional laboratory procedures as the basis for a standard test. Before formulating any co-operative test programme it is essential to examine in detail the specific requirements of a standard test method as it applies to soft rot control. This paper contains 12 comments to provoke discussion with the aim of crystallising opinion on these specific requirements and hopefully to outline an experimental programme of work.


Keywords: SOFT ROT; TESTING; TOXIC LIMITS; CEN; STANDARDS; PHILOSOPHY; SOIL MYCOFLORA; SYNTHETIC SYSTEMS; UNSTERILE SOILS

Conference: 83-05-09/13 Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia


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