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Title	Assessment of biodetrioration or rubber wood exposed to field conditions

Names	Edwin, L. Ashraf, P.M.
Date Issued	2006 (iso8601)
Abstract	Rubber wood (Hevea braslliensis) can be used commercially for the construction of fishing boats, which are subjected to biodegration in the water, and on land both with and without soil contact. In order to obtain data on the natural durability of this wood, the extent of biodeterioration was assessed through visual observation, changes in the specific gravity of the wood and loss in the compressive strenght of wood panel after 90 and 150 days in field tests. Changes in wood chemistry due to biodeterioration under field conditions wre also characterized through Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)spectroscopy. Test samples in soil burial tests (graveyard tests) wre more severely damaged than panels exposed to atmospheric weathering or immersed in sea water below the low tide mark. Strength losses in panels exposed to the marine and atmospheric conditions were not commensurate with the weight losses.
Genre	Article
Topic	Hevea
Identifier	International Biodetrioration and Biodegradation 2006:57(1), 31-36

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