Marine Borers Resistance of Chemically Modified Portuguese Wood
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An adequate service life of wooden structures in the sea is ensured only: If wood is treated with biocide wood preservatives with high retention level or; If some tropical hardwoods, with known natural resistance, are used. However, the poor public image of use the tropical hardwoods, as contribution to deforestation at one hand and legal requirements to restrict the use of biocide preservatives, leaching and end disposal, on the other hand, leading to new demands with modified wood (Brelid et al. 2000, Borges and Cragg 2005, Westin et al. 2007, Kluppel et al. 2010, EN350-1, EN350-2, EN460).
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