Toxicology
Traditional chemicals can build up in the human body over time.
Boron dose not and is excreted naturally out of the body.
Boracol 10 has an LD50 of 15,000mg/Kg
Polyphase (2.5%) a commonly used fungicidal wall solution has an LD50 of 1,470 mg/Kg
At the end of the buildings’ life (demolition) the Boron will break down. It is even used in garden fertilizer.
Traditional chemicals can build up in the human body over time.
Boron dose not and is excreted naturally out of the body.
Boracol 10 has an LD50 of 15,000mg/Kg
Polyphase (2.5%) a commonly used fungicidal wall solution has an LD50 of 1,470 mg/Kg
At the end of the buildings’ life (demolition) the Boron will break down. It is even used in garden fertilizer.
ADPC
for Property Care
for Property Care
ADPC have been carrying out timber conservation using Boron (Disodium Octaborate) since 1993. Boron is a natural earth element (fifth in the atomic series) and is widely distributed throughout the environment. The majority of the commercially available Boron is mined at the three Mules Mine in the Mojave Desert (California).
Boron is very good at penetrating damp timber but is poor at penetrating timber which has a low moisture content. This is why it’s not been used in any quantity in this country, until a Danish scientist (Carl Bechgaard) developed and patented the Boracol formulation in the early 1990’s. The diffusion properties of Boracol are excellent in wet or dry wood, sapwood, heartwood, soft or hardwood and has been shown to penetrate 40mm from a surface application.
Boron loves damp timber (the wetter the better) unlike traditional timber treatments.
It is very important in boron treatments to understand you are trying to achieve a loading of active ingredient. In the case of dry rot you would be looking for 21Ltr per cubic meter of 20% Disodium Octaborate to achieve an eradicant loading.
Some chemical manufacturers have found a way around the Boracol carrier patent and giving the same amount of active ingredients, but the quality of their carrier formulation is not the same.
Boron is very good at penetrating damp timber but is poor at penetrating timber which has a low moisture content. This is why it’s not been used in any quantity in this country, until a Danish scientist (Carl Bechgaard) developed and patented the Boracol formulation in the early 1990’s. The diffusion properties of Boracol are excellent in wet or dry wood, sapwood, heartwood, soft or hardwood and has been shown to penetrate 40mm from a surface application.
Boron loves damp timber (the wetter the better) unlike traditional timber treatments.
It is very important in boron treatments to understand you are trying to achieve a loading of active ingredient. In the case of dry rot you would be looking for 21Ltr per cubic meter of 20% Disodium Octaborate to achieve an eradicant loading.
Some chemical manufacturers have found a way around the Boracol carrier patent and giving the same amount of active ingredients, but the quality of their carrier formulation is not the same.
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From the initial reservoir of Boracol carrier the Boron diffuses into the timber.
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Zero cut back required in structurally useable timber (remove contact from damp masonry).
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Infected timbers which have an eradicant loading can be retained.
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Expose plaster 300mm from the last sign of infection.
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