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Volume of Preservative Treated Wood In 1956
The Forest Service with the American Wood Preservers Association reports 1956 preservative treated wood volume up 2.5 percent. Creosote used reached 152.6 million gallons, up one percent from 1955, with pentachlorophenol at 13.1 million pounds. Treatments rose for poles and switchties while fewer crossties and fence posts were treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
American Wood Preservers’ Association
US Department of Agriculture