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New wood preservation method and safety notes headline
Scientists at the U.S. Forest Service unveil a wood treatment using butylene oxide that becomes part of the wood, repelling termites and fungi and resisting weather. The process takes about a half hour and does not alter appearance, with usage possible immediately after treatment. A request for details is addressed to the U.S. Forest Product Laboratory in Madison Wisconsin. The article also covers EPA benzene regulation, rip current safety guidance from NOAA, a Supreme Court ruling on indirect purchasers, postal rate changes, brickwork projects, and celery blanching for flavor.
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U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
U.S. Forest ‘Products Laboratory
Department of Agricuture
P.O
Madison
Wis
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Batson