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WOOD PRESERVATION FACILITY [1 record]

Record 1 2007-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Treatment of Wood
CONT

A wood treating facility normally consists of a wood or log preparation area, process building with pressure vessels, and numerous chemical storage tanks, drip or drying areas and a roofed wood storage area. Wood was treated with a preservative compound which was injected using a steam and pressure or dipping process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Traitement des bois
CONT

Au Canada, les types d'agents de conservation les plus communs utilisés dans le traitement du bois sont les pentachlorophénols (PCP), les créosotes et les arséniates de cuivre et de chrome (ACC) [...] Ce sont principalement les travailleurs dans les scieries et dans les installations de traitement du bois qui sont exposés aux PCP.

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