IRG/COIPM INTERNATIONAL MARINE TEST - to determine the effect of timber substrate on the effectiveness of water-borne salt preservatives in sea-water. Progress Report 18. Report of seventh inspection (72 months) in Australia
IRG/WP 4108
L J Cookson, J E Barnacle
This report includes the results for the 72 month inspection of the IRG/COIPM International Marine Test installed in Sydney Harbour. Although, overall, attack by teredinid and limnorid borers have been most commonly encountered in test specimens at this site, slight attack, mainly by sphaeromatids, has recently been initiated on some hitherto unattacked treated Alstonia scholaris and Pinus sylvestris specimens. There is still little difference between the performances of CCA or CCB treated specimens for each timber species after 6 years immersion.
Keywords: IRG/COIPM MARINE TEST; AUSTRALIA; SYDNEY HARBOUR; HARDWOODS; CCA; CCB; MARINE BORERS; LIMNORIA; SPHAEROMA; TEREDINIDS; CRUSTACEANS; REFERENCE SPECIES
Conference: 84-05-28...06-01 Ronneby Brunn, Sweden