Tjärnö, Sweden marine test site

 

Site Information

Organization: University of Gothenburg
Contact person: Dr Christin Appelqvist
Cooperating Institute: RISE - Research Institute of Sweden
Contact person: Dr Mats Westin
Who uses it or can use it?: Producers of wood protection formulations, research and education organisations, etc.
Is it a contract testing site? Not at this time.
Location: 170 km north of Gothenburg
Coordinates: 58°52'4"N, 11°8'56"E
58.86787761954737, 11.148845982912336

Type of testing

Decay: N.A.
Termites or other insects: N,A,
Ground Contact: N.A.
Above Ground: N.A.
Weathering: N.A.
Marine: Yes

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: N.A.:
Termite species: N.A.
Marine Organisms: Psiloteredo magotara (fast-growing, huge and rather copper tolerant), Teredo navalis, Limnoria lignorum, Chelura terebrans
Time to failure for untreated pine sapwood and beech controls: 6 months

Geophysical information

Rainfall: N.A.
Temperature mean: varies between 18-22ºC (summer) and -1.5ºC (winter)
Water salinity: varies between 26 psu and 34 psu
Soil-type: N.A.

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