AS/NZS 4266.17:1995

1 - AS/NZS 4266.17:1995 RECONSTITUTED WOOD-BASED PANELS - METHODS OF TEST - DETERMINATION OF EFFICACY OF TERMITICIDE TREATMENT
1 - 1 SCOPE
1 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1 - 3 DEFINITIONS
1 - 4 PRINCIPLE
1 - 5 BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS AND REAGENT
1 - 5.1 Biological materials
1 - 5.2 Reagent
1 - 6 APPARATUS
2 - 7 TEST PIECES AND PREPARATION
2 - 7.1 Test pieces
2 - 7.2 Preparation of test pieces
2 - 7.3 Termites
2 - 8 PROCEDURE
2 - 8.1 Upper feed chamber
2 - 8.2 Basal chamber
2 - 8.3 Bioassay test unit
3 - 9 CALCULATIONS
3 - 9.1 Results for individual test pieces
3 - 9.2 Statistical analysis
3 - 10 REPORT
3 - 10.1 Test report
5 - 10.2 Supplementary information

This Standard describes a bioassay method for determining the effectiveness of a preservative treatment to render reconstituted wood-based panels not in ground contact resistant to attack by Australia’s most economically important species of subterranean termites, C. acinaciformis.

This Standard describes a bioassay method for determining the effectiveness of a preservative treatment to render reconstituted wood-based panels not in ground contact resistant to attack by Australia's most economically important species of subterranean termites, C. acinaciformis .NOTE: It is assumed that the user is acquainted with the basic techniques of preservative treatment.

First published as Joint Standard AS/NZS 4266.17:1995.