Nanotech greatly reduces leaching in pressure-treated lumber

When people are building things such as decks or fences, they often use lumber that has been pressure-treated with preservatives. While this does indeed help the wood last longer, the chemicals will gradually leach out into the ground, harming organisms within it. Now, however, researchers have found a way of using nanotechnology to keep the preservatives in the wood... Continue Reading Nanotech greatly reduces leaching in pressure-treated lumber

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