ACTIVITY: Wood
preservative
Regulatory
Information
(only comprehensive for the US) |
US
EPA Registered: |
No |
Registered
use in
(includes only a limited list
of countries)
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Australia
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Of
special interest: |
April
9, 2001 - Australia. Exemptions Listing
TECHNICAL GRADE ACTIVE
CONSTITUENTS EXCLUDED FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF NRA APPROVAL
The list generally includes chemicals which have not been primarily
developed as agricultural chemicals and thus for which an extensive
package of data would not be readily available. Approval by
the National Registration Authority for these TGACs is currently
not required. Other fluoride compounds include: Sodium fluoride,
Sodium fluoroacetate, Sodium fluorosilicate. |
Intergrain
BLUE 7.
Sold by Intergrain
Timber Finishes Pty. Ltd. in Australia.
According to their website http://www.woodart.com.au/a_intergrain12.htm
: BLUE 7 is
a timber preservative that prevents and controls rot and termites
in sound and decayed timber. BLUE
7 is
a water-based, diffusible wood preservative originally developed
by the CSIRO (Australian Patent No.491638) to preserve and provide
long- term protection to sound timber and protect rotting structural
timber from further decay, where the remaining structural integrity
justifies treatment. BLUE 7
has proved effective in preventing wood
decay and termite attack in excess
of 20 years. BLUE 7 also
imparts flame-retardant properties to treated wood. A
highly complexed aqueous dispersion of Copper, Fluorine and
Boron - present as a Cupro-Ammonium
Fluoroborate Complex. ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS:
201 g/L Fluorine (F). 160.3 g/L Copper (Cu) 105.5 g/L Boron
(B) - Online
as of December 31, 2001 |
Adverse Effects:
As of September 2003: No data available. |
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