Bardac 20 treated stakes have been in test for three years at the Westham Island test site near Vancouver, B.C. The Performance Index for the preservative was calculated and found to be 0.009 which infers that, at the standard retention, Bardac 20 added 0.9 y to the life of the stake. It may be concluded that when tested using a standard field stake test using ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws) sapwood at a standard retention of 6.35 kg/m³ Bardac 20 did not fulfil the expectations indicated from the laboratory screening test conducted earlier. Studies are in progress to determine the cause of this discrepancy in performance with a view to improving this class of compound as a wood preservative for use in ground contact situations.

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