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THE effectiveness of methyl bromide as a fumigant for insect-infested timber has been reported by Burden and McMullen1. In view of its use as a fungicide for soil sterilization, it seemed desirable to investigate its value as a sterilizing agent for timber infected by staining and wood-destroying fungi.
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Burden, J., and McMullen, M. J., Aust. J. Sci., 14, 57 (1951).
McMullen, M. J., Technical Notes, Div. Wood Tech., Forest Comm. N.S.W., 6, Nos. 3/4 (in the press).
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CARTWRIGHT, J., EDWARDS, D. & McMULLEN, M. Sterilization of Timber with Methyl Bromide. Nature 172, 552–553 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172552b0
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