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CUIVRE AMMONIACAL QUATERNAIRE [2 records]

Record 1 2024-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Treatment of Wood
OBS

A wood preservative that in most instances has been replaced by ammoniacal copper quaternary.

Key term(s)
  • chromated-copper arsenic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Traitement des bois
OBS

Agent de conservation du bois qui a été remplacé dans la plupart des cas par le cuivre ammoniacal quaternaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Treatment of Wood
DEF

A wood preservative used to replace a preservative (chromated copper arsenic) that contains arsenic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Traitement des bois
DEF

Agent de conservation du bois utilisé en remplacement d’un agent de conservation (arséniate de cuivre et de chrome) qui contient de l’arsenic.

Spanish

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