Objective TO EXTEND THE USE OF SPRUCE THROUGH IMPROVED PRESERVATIVE TREATMENTS WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO METHODS OF TREATMENT FOR GREENWOOD. THE PROJECT WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 3 AREAS: 1) DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACCELERATED DIFFUSION METHOD: THIS TREATMENT METHOD HAS BEEN FOUND TO GIVE VERY GOOD PENETRATION OF PRESERVATIVES INTO GREEN SPRUCE IN LABORATORY STUDIES. FURTHER RESEARCH WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL DATA-BASE TO SUPPORT PRACTICAL USE OF THE METHOD. 2) EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE "GREENWOOD" TREATMENT METHODS. 3) COMPARISON OF DECAY RESISTANCE OF SPRUCE WITH SPRUCE TREATED BY CONVENTIONAL METHODS (1 & 2 ABOVE). THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE TREATMENTS WILL BE DIRECTLY COMPARED TO EQUIVALENT ASSESSMENTS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT METHODS FOR SPRUCE. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE FOCUSED ON DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF DEPTH OF PRESERVATIVE PENETRATION ON THE COLONISATION AND ATTACK OF THE SPRUCE SAMPLES BY WOOD-DECAYING FUNGI WHEN THE SAMPLES ARE EXPOSED IN SOIL BURIAL. ESTIMATION OF EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE OF THE DIFFERENT TREATMENTS WILL BE BASED ON THE COMBINED RETENTION, PENETRATION AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycology Programme(s) FP1-RAWMAT 3C - Research programme (EEC) on materials (raw materials and advanced materials), 1986-1989 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO EU contribution No data Address 2600 AA DELFT Netherlands See on map Total cost No data
