Borates in remedial treatments for timber in service

Large preservative-treated timbers and poles can develop internal external decay as they age in service. Arresting this damage pose a challenge, especially decay. Boron plays an important role helping arrest fungal attack variety of applications. This paper discusses the use borates component pastes for limiting boron solutions or rods arresting Long-term field trials show that movement is initially slow, but was found Douglas-fir almost 30 years after application. The results illustrate value remedial treatment timber