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Article: Water-soluble boron compounds: (a second look, part three).(the GREEN thumb)
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- Walls & Ceilings
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- May 1, 2005
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Last month, in part two, we took an in-depth look at the third class of wood preservatives: water-soluble salts. We examined the problems encountered whereby arsenic is the active ingredient in preservatives, such as chromated copper arsenic and the corrosion problems associated with the new breed of copper-based, water-soluble salt preservatives, such as ammonial copper quaternary, which use ammonia compounds as their active ingredient. This month, we'll discuss the fourth and last class of wood preservative treatments: water-soluble boron compounds.
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Sodium borate--also known as SBX--preservative treatment uses boron compounds, ...
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