424) Wood Deterioration and Its Prevention by Preservatives Treatments**

Nicholas, D. D. (ed.) (1973). Wood Deterioration and Its Prevention by Preservatives Treatments: Volume 1 - Degradation and Protection of Wood. Syracuse University Press, New York.

• History of wood preservation (ms1-24)
• Microbiological digredation and the causal organisma (ms31-98)
• Degradation in relation to wood structure (ms107-142)
• The chemistry and biochemistry of decay (ms149-177)
• Control methods (ms183-210)
• Decay test methods (ms217-243)
• Degradation and protection of wood from marine organisms (ms247-272)
• The degradation of wood by insects (ms277-303)
• Degradation and protection of wood from thermal attack (ms307-334)
• Special treatments (ms341-365)
• References (ms25,99,143,177,211,244,273,304,335,365)