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The CWPA is a non-profit organization that facilitates an annual convention where the latest developments in science, technology and economics of wood preservation are presented to stakeholders and members in the wood preservation industry.
1 Lessons Learned from a Career in Wood Preservation
3 Wood Preservation Regulation
4 Performance of Treated Wood in the Arctic
5 Field Testing in Canada XXVII Thermally Modified Wood
6 Micronized Copper Azole Preservative
8 Development _ Characterisation of Penetrating Barrier Treatment
9 Extending the Useful Service Life of Utility Poles
11 Deciphering the Interaction btw Wood Components
12 Treatability of Incised Cdn Western SPF
13 Treatability of Eastern Cdn SPF
14 Treatability of Red Pine Timbers from Ontario and Michigan
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Bark Derived Materials…
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Chemistry of Micronized Copper Treated Wood
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Content Table
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Damage Through Division of Labour
CWPA 38th Proceedings – DCOI – An Oil-Borne Preservative…
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Dual Borate and Copper Naph. Treatment of Bridge Timbers
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Field Testing in Canada XXVI
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Impact of Nanofillers…
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Pentachlorophenol – An Update to the CWPA…
CWPA 38th Proceedings – Protection of Industrial Wood Products with ACZA
CWPA 38th Proceedings – The Future of Industrial Wood Protection
CWPA 38th Proceedings – The Future of Remedial Preservative Technology in Canada
CWPA Proceedings 2015 Table of Contents
ABOVE GROUND VERSUS GROUND CONTACT DECAY HAZARDS
BASIC PRINCIPLES TO AVOID BEING WOOD’S WORST ENEMY BY THE NUMBERS
BIOCIDAL ACRYLIC LATEXES PREPARED BY MINIEMULSION POLYMERIZATION FOR WOOD COATING APPLICATIONS
DAMAGE THROUGH DIVISION OF LABOUR
FIELD TESTING IN CANADA TEN YEARS INSPECTION OF PROFILED DECKING
FIRE RETARDANTS FOR WOOD APPLICATIONS
How “Bugs” Affect Wood Quality – Form, Function and Figure.
MICRONIZED COPPER AZOLE (MCA) EFFICACY UPDATE
NBC 2015 CHANGES – MIDRISE WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION BUILDING ENVELOPE (WALL) DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
PRESERVATIVE EVALUATION METHODS
STOCKHOLM CONVENTION DECISION ON PENTACHLOROPHENOL
THE USE OF BUFFERED AMINE OXIDES FOR WOOD PRESERVATIVE TREATMENTS
TOXICITY THRESHOLD OF CHITOSAN FOR THE SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE
UPDATE ON ENVIRONMENT CANADA’S ACTIVITIES TO THE CANADIAN WOOD PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
Re-Evaluation Of Heavy Duty Wood Preservatives: A Collaborative Approach To Risk Management
The Effect of pH on Thermal Treatment of Wood
Visualization Of Copper In Treated Wood Using X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography
Phytosanitary Heat Treatment of Solid-Wood Products
Water vapor plasma processing of wood
Wood Protection Without Biocides
Thermal Treatment: Myth or reality
The Commercial Side Of Thermally Modified Wood
Biological Incising: Nature’s Way Of Improving The Treatability Of Spruce And Pine.
Durability Of Ca- And Acq-Treated Canadian Wood Species In Stake And Decking Tests
Single-Stage Borate Treatment For Crossties And Timbers
Wood Protection without Biocides: a Perspective
The Chemistry of Micronized Metal Treated Wood
Kebony Method Of Wood Modification
Antisapstain Industry in North America
New Perspectives On The Role Of Extractives In The Durability Of Western Redcedar
Effects of catechol treatment on fungal melanin stimulation for spalting
Durability By Design: Focussing On Mid-Rise Wood Construction
The Potential Of Amine Copper Preservative Systems As Industrial Preservatives
Marine Uses Of Preservative Treated Wood
Future Of Industrial Wood Preservation In Canada
LCA Could Be An Environmental Boon To PTW
Pentachlorophenol As An Industrial Preservative
Photostability Of Modified Wood*
2010 CWPA Conference Bridge Timbers
Potential Impact of The Wood First Act on Preserved Wood Products
Scale-Up Of A Chemical Leaching Process For Decontamination Of CCA-Treated Wood Waste
Advances in Analytical Techniques for Treated Wood
CCA as an Industrial Preservative
Field Testing Of Wood Preservatives XIX: Industrial Preservatives
Status Check 2010: What Shade Of Green Are We Now?
Industrial Cooling Towers And Pressure Treated Wood
Treated Wood Poles at Hydro-Québec
Finite Element Modelling Of The Checking Of Wood Exposed To Accelerated Weathering
Building Enclosure Design Guide – Wood Frame Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
The Chemistry Of Copper Based Wood Preservatives
Recent Research On Carbon-Based Preservatives
Update on Research with Non-Metal Based Wood Preservative Systems
Research Needs in Wood Preservation – Thoughts on In-plant Quality Control
Current Issues And Research On Wood Preservation In Canada
Current Research On Wood Preservation – University Of Toronto
A New Wood Preservative: Polymeric Betaine
CWPA 30th Annual Conference Attendees List
CWPA 30th Annual Conference Program
Electrochemical Decontamination Of Creosote Effluent Loaded With Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
The Effect Of Profiling On The Checking Of Southern Pine And Amabilis Fir Decking Boards
Carbon Based Wood Preservatives: Applications And New Opportunities
Factors affecting the service life of poles in BC
Direct Measurement Of Wood Preservative Retention And Penetration Using Neutron Activation Analysis
Impact Of Biothermal Treatment Of Balsam Fir Wood On Durability
Performance Of Particleboards Treated For Fire Resistance
Recent Developments In Borate Wood Preservation
Organisms Causing Deterioration In Structures
Wood Preservation In The 2010’s
Applications des nanotechnologies pour l’amélioration des propriétés du bois
Wood Protection Research at UBC
Issues And Advances In Sapstain And Mold Control
Dispersed Copper Azole for Refractory Species
Current Research In Wood Durability And Protection At FPinnovations
Environmental Issues Update Canadian Wood Preservation Association Annual Meeting
Laboratory And Field Studies On The Efficacy Of Micronized Copper Azole (MCA) Preservative
Attendees of CWPA 29 th Annual meeting- Vancouver 2008
Balance Sheet As at 2008/09/30
By Laws of Canadian Wood Preservation Association
Investigation Of Factors Affecting Corrosion Of Fasteners In Preservative Treated Wood
Update On Re-Evaluation Of CCA, CREOSOTE & PCP
Methodology For Accelerating The Surface Checking Of Wood
Consumer Preference In Treated Wood
Manufacture Of Borate-Treated Glulam – A New Product Resistant To Termites, Mold And Decay
Certified Environmental Preferable Products
The Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board Treated Wood Inspection And Certification Program
Wood Solutions To Sustainability Questions
Field Testing Of Wood Products In Canada XVII: High-Performance Profiled Wood Decking
Coating Efficiency In Reducing Preservative Leaching
Improving The Performance Of Transparent Coatings
Wood Protection Ralph Swan – Sherwin Williams
An Overview Of Updated CSA 080 Series
Opportunities and Challenges in the Development of Non-metallic wood Preservatives
CWPA Balance Sheet As at 2007/03/31
Commercialization Of Thermal Modification
American Wood Protection Association: What We Can Do For You
Challenges In Treating Canadian Species
Performance Of Impralit-Kds New Preservative, New Chemistry
North American North Wood Pole Council Wood Council
Corrosion Performance Of Galvanized Articles In Contact With Pressure Treated Wood
Wolman® AG – Carbon Based Wood Preservative
Chemical Stain In Hardwoods & Control
Performance Of New Silver Based Wood Preservatives
The Canadian Wood Preservation Association
Mold Growth On Wood-Plastic Composites
Thermowood: Benefits Of High Temperature Kilns
Field Testing Of Wood Products In Canada XVI: Initiating Tests Of Naturally Durable Species
North American Wood Pole Council (NAWPC)
Tru-Core™ Infusion Treatment For Wood And Wood Composites
Possibilities And Pitfalls – The Future Of Wood Preservation
Furfurylation Of Wood Overview
Orangeshield Mold Protection Program
Issues with moisture movement in walls
Making Standards Work For People And Business
The Potential Of Biological Treatment To Improve Durability Of Composites
Use Of Bioaccessibility Testing In Human Health Risk Assessment Of CCA-Contaminated Soils
In vitro oral bioavailability testing in human health risk assessment of CCA CCA- contaminated soils
A simultaneous diffusion and reaction model for the leaching of Cr6+ from unfixed CCA-treated wood
Engineered wood products marketing status
Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada_ X_A review of results
Industry Perspective_Stella-Jones Inc
Post manufacture treatment of parallel strand lumber
Preservative systems for wood composites
Pressure treatment of Canadian SPF with heated borate solutions
Problems with wood boring beetles in poles
Protection and restoration of log buildings
PYROCYCLING Process for the Vacuum Pyrolysis of Softwood Bark residues and Treated Wood
Sansin’s industrial mycological experiments with hydrogen peroxide
Termites in the city of Toronto
Wood pole asset condition assessment program design and management plan
A vision for industry-Future post-use product management
A vision for industry-Future preservative chemicals
A vision for industry-Processes_How will they change in the new millennium
A vision for industry-Raw materials and products
AWPA’s use category system replaces the C-standard
Biocontrol in wood protection_Can it work
Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada_ IX_Performance of posts and lumber in ground contact
Future markets for treated wood
Global status of wood preservation research and development
Pole inspection_What do the devices tell you
Recovery and reuse of chromated copper arsenate (CCA) wood preservative from CCA-treated wastes
The strategic options process is finished_Now let’s get started
2001 objective-based national building code of Canada will impact industry
AWPA use category system-An update
Building envelope construction in the lower mainland
Challenges of world markets with a focus on Japan
Contribution of wood preservation to the conservation of global ecosystems
Expanding OSB structural panel markets by enhancing durability
Feasibility of recycling spent CCAtreated wood in wood-cement composites
Issues related to exporting treated poles
New developments in Remedial wood treatments
Observations on plastic lumber as a substitute for preservative treated wood
Stormwater environmental issues at wood preservation-wood protection facilities
The Canadian treated wood products industry_Prospects for growth
Exigences du Government du Quebec en Matiere D’Achet de Boise Traite
Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada_VI_L-joint testing of millwork preservatives
Fixation and leaching of CCA-C treated Eastern hardwood species
Plastics wood-Can it compete with the real stuff
Soil contamination from poles-USA
Treatability of Canadian wood species with borates
Treated wood-A railway’s perspective
What the customer wants & needs
What the customer wants-A pole users perspective
Wood polymer composites (WPC)-Improving wood’s natural virtues by polymer impregnation
Advances in drying and preservative treating of wood
Assessment of the environmental risks associated with the use of treated wood in lotic systems
Bell-Canada’s solutions to pole storage yard contamination
Depletion of preservatives-History reality and needs for the future
Energy comsumption in CCA treated wood preservation
Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada_V_Performance of western red cedar shakes and shingles
Fixation chemistry of CCA and how it relates to production of safe and effective treated wood
Groundline treatment of poles using boron rods
Impregnation of wood-based composites using supercritical fluids-A preliminary report
Performance of a new polyethylene glycol (PEG) additive for CCA treated red pine poles
Pesticide regulations in Canada
Strategic options process for the wood preservation industrial sector
The fixation chemistry of ammoniacal copper wood preservatives
The importance of controlled fixation of CCA-treated wood-A treater’s view
The management of post-use treated wood
Update on the status of anti-sapstain treatments
Wood preservation-Should we reconsider our approach to standards
A new approach to subterranean termite control
A value assessment of the Canadian pressure treated wood industry
Chemical process for extracting residual PCP and oil concentrations from treated wood wastes
Environmental law and liability-Due diligence in the 90’s
High frequency drying of thick lumber
Modelling of the relationship between wood temperature and CCA fixation time
Responsible care-Preserving and industry
Sediment study of marine piles treated with CCA-C
Technology challenges for Canada’s forest sector
Copper dimethyldithiocarbamate-An effective wood preservative
Disposal of treated wood after service
Double density incising-The CCA-C treatability and field performance testing of refractory softwoods
Enhanced bioremediation of wood treatment soils containing chlorinated phenols and PAHs
Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada_III_Marine tests
Overview of life cycle assessment of treated wood products
Re-evaluation of heavy duty wood preservatives
Reuse & recycling of treated wood
The formation of chromium(V) during normal and accelerated fixation of CCA in treated lumber
The practical implications of accelerated fixation of CCA-treated wood
Treatment of CCA waste streams for recycling uses
Commercial development of ACQ in the United States
Contaminated sites-Evaluation issues
Eradication of pinewood nematodes in softwood lumber
Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada_II_Commodity testing at Kincardine termite test plot
Finish performance today-tomorrow maintenance free myth or reality
Implementation of the revised pesticide regulatory system-progressnreport
Market opportunities for borate treated lumber
New chemicals-Development of micro emulsions
New technology in electrostatic spraying systems
Performance of wood utility poles in service-The role of fungi in wood decay
Perservatives on international trade and the Canada-United States softwood lumber dispute
Pre-treatment infection and premature failure of PCP-treated southern pine poles
The development of regulations for the control of pinewood nematodes
The fixation chemistry of copper based wood preservatives
The harzard class system-A trend towards international unification of wood preservation standards
Ammoniacal copper-quaternary ammonium compound wood preservatives systems
Catches in ambrosia beetle traps-What do they mean
Decision support system (DSS) for management of PCP migration in the environment
Designing a generic exposure assessment protocol for workers using anti-sapstain chemicals
Diffusion and micro-distribution of wood protecting chemicals in the wood cell wall
Effects of incising on preservative treatment of Douglas fir lumber
Effects of tempertuare and humidity on CCA-C fixation in pine sapwood
Field testing of wood preservatives in Canada_I_Stake tests at Westham Island
Fused boron rod treatment of heritage structures
Immunoassays to detect and quantify staining fungi in media or in wood
Microbiological treatment of chlorophenolic wastes
Preservative losses from unility poles-A comparison of laboratory and field results
Regulation of wood preservatives in Canada
Studies on railway crosstie deterioation
Study program on pentachlorophenol
The use of stable isotope internal standards for environmental analysis
Wood preservation in Europe-Development of standards for preservatives and treated wood
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of CCA-treated wood
Control of kiln corrosion at wood products plants
Decommissioning and cleanup of industrial facilities in Canada
Discharge compliance at wood treating plants (full text)
Europe 1992- implications for the canadian wood preservation industry
Groundwater contamination by creosote
Impact of fire research on building product acceptance
Leaching of CCA from treated wood
Microbial degradation of chlorinated phenols
Process wastewater and groundwater using Solarchem’s Rayox enhanced oxidation processing
Recent developments in incising technology
Suitability of propiconazole as a new-generation wood-preserving fungicide
The aeris model-Combining pathways and fate information to assess soil quality
Thickened boron treatments for canadian woods
Tracking wood preservatives and coatings via microscopy
Water repellent additives for pressure treatments
Wood preservation and the environment-A Canadian perspective
Above ground testing of preservatives-A comparative evaluation of three experimental procedures
Above ground wood preservation and protection
Effect of temperature and moisture on CCA fixation
Environmental concerns in plant design
Environmental persistance and migration of wood pole preservatives-Part One
Fixation of CCA-C treated red pine at moderate temperatures
International market potential for treated wood products from BC
Leaching of CCA from treatedwood-pH effects
Novel pressure processes for treating wood with preservatives
The accelerated fixation of chromated copper preservative treated wood
The controlled treatment of external joinery
Treatability with CCA and initiation of field performance testing of refractory softwoods
Update on Wolman ET(TM)-A new CCA-oil treating system
Waste treatment alternatives for wood preserving facilities using waterbourne preservatives
An overview of the methyl bromide fumigation of oak logs intended for export to the eec
Biological control and wood protection
Considerations for the effective use of tributyltins in wood preservation
Copper naphthenate as a wood preservative
Evaluation of the horiba ph meter
Natural products in wood preservation
Opening address by the president
Proposed awpa method for determination of the presence of hexavalent chromium in treated wood
Remedial strategies for the wood preserving industry
Survey of the pcp properties evolution of the european legislation
The canadian forest products industry
Treated wood in the year 2000 a.d. – a user’s perspective
Update on eastern subterranean termites
Use of sinesto b as antisapstain chemical
Alkyl ammonium compounds current status – november 1987
CCA-PEG pole preservative research
Decay management- preventing and controlling deterioration of wood poles
Development of an environmentally acceptable wood pole groundline preservative formulation
Fire retardant treated wood in canada-1987 status
High pressure pulsation process treatment for white spruce wood
Improved cca treatment of several western species using a fine-tooth, close-incising pattern
In-service inspection of utility wood poles using the vibrante testing technique
Opening address by the president
Progress in accelerated preservative evaluation at forintek
Architectural opportunties for treated wood-Challenge of the future
Federal government contributions towards wood preservation
Forest industry outllok 1996-Issues and challenges
Ground penetrating radar for detection of internal defects
How to market and specify fire retardant treated wood
Improving the outdoor performance of finishes on wood panel products
Laboratory and field evaluation of wax emulsion water repellents for theprotection of lumber
New preservatives-the challenge of research
Performance of wood poles in service
Quality control of treated wood products
Services and programs of the Department of Regional Industrial Expansion (DRIE)
Should we have quality grades for pressure treated lumber
The chemistry and functional characteristics of biocidal quaternaries ACCs
A comprehensive ontario termite control program
A new way of treating creosoted wooden poles against decay using biological control agents
A review of the bait-toxicant method of termite control
Azaconazole, a new compound in wood preservation
cooperative pole research program
Exterior fire retardant treatments for wood
Inspection of wood poles in places
Investigation of subterranean termite activity in trees in toronto, ontario
Spread of decay in packaged lumber- a new method for determining a funcicide’s longer-term potential
Termite control in toronto-the first integrated urban pest management program on a municipal scale
The biology and habits of termites
Advancements in amino-resin based fire retardants
Alternative species for wood poles
Fire retardants and standards-today and tomorrow
Iodometric method for cca solution analysis
Light organic solvent preservation
Pressure spade remedial treatment for poles
Recent development in color permanency with chemonite-treated lumber
Recent research in marine wood protection
Recommended design and operating practice for chrorophenate wood protection facilities
Registration of sap stain chemicals
Sapstain mould and decay control on lumber
TCMTB transi-kote and woodblock 30 to control
The growth of the residential market in North America for pressure treated lumber and timbers
The influence of staining fungi on the decay resistance of wood treated with alkylammonium compounds
The needs and prospects for timber conservation
The viability of the wood plenum compared to thermal mass
Water-borne pentachlorophenol preservative system
A potpourri of work in the treatment of lumberand plywood
Comments on the treatment of timber products
Compole_Comarm-a composite wood alternative
Fire retardant treatment in wood
Interesting fungi from wood products
Investigation of effective non-pressure preservative treatments for lumber
Opening address by the president
Opportunities for federal government funded research in wood protection
Practical aspects of remedial treatments for poles
Preservative treatment of wood poles in canada
Protection from biodeterioration of unseasoned canadian softwood lumber
Report on the thirtheenth annual conference of the international research group on wood preservation
Supply and availability of wood poles
Alternative chemicals for the control of sapstain in freshly cut lumber
An overview of research and development in wood preservation
Dure-treet ii, a water dispersible pentachlorophenol
Environmental issues regarding pentachlorophenol
Opening address by the president
The industrial health research program in the forest industry
Update on pesticide registration
Valorization of chlorinated phenols in dwellings
Wood pole preservation in canada