Los Banos, The Philippines test site

Site Information

Organization: FPRDI-DOST, Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Contact person For. Sheryll C. Micosa, For. Rodrigo E. Cortez, Jr., Engr. Gilberto N. Sapin
Who uses it or can use it?: Researchers at FPRDI
Is it a contract testing site?  Possible
Location Campus at Los Banos, Laguna, The Philippines
Coordinates: 14.156826, 121.235890

Type of testing

Decay: Yes
Termites or other insects: Yes
Ground Contact (stakes, posts): Yes
Above Ground: Yes
Weathering: Yes
Marine: No

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot:
Termite species: Microcerotermes losbanosensis, Macrotermes gilvus and Nasutitermes luzonicus.
Marine Organisms: N.A.

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 1860mm/yr
Temperature mean: Average high 27.5C
Climate Index:
Soil-type (if ground contact testing):

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