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wood preserver  

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  • WOOD PRESERVERS ARE chemicals used to block the degradation processes to which wood is subject. There are a number of mechanisms that promote deterioration of wood, which chemicals can slow or prevent. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Wood Preserver]

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