Remedial ground-line treatment of CCA poles in service. Results of chemical and microbiological analyses 6 months after treatment

IRG/WP 3388

B Henningsson, H Friis-Hansen, A Käärik, M-L Edlund

CCA-treated poles in service with incipient internal soft rot were remedially treated by inserting borate rods, brushing with a boron/glycol solution and injecting boric acid paste, copper/creosote paste or a commercial product (DFCK paste). The spread of active chemicals in the treated zone as well as the change in microflora have been studied with time. After six months chemicals had spread to most parts of the pole in the ground-line zone and the microflora had been changed - in some cases drastically. The test is still in progress. Chemical and microbiological analyses after 12, 28 and 60 months will be published at a later date.


Keywords: POLES; CCA; REMEDIAL TREATMENTS; SOFT ROT; DISTRIBUTION; IMPEL; MICROFLORA; RODS; BORATE/GLYCOL; COBRA DFCK; COPPER/CREOSOTE

Conference: 86-05-26/30 Avignon, France


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