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  • ...yurethane]], have almost completely replaced it in the world of decorative residential wood finishing such as for hardwood floors, wooden [[wainscoting]] and plan Another consumer of shellac is [[sealing wax]]. Woods's ''The Nature and Treatment of Wax and Shellac Seals''<ref name="Woods,1994" >{{cite journal
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  • ...wood or coal. Commercially, wood creosote is created by high temperature treatment of [[beech]] and other woods, or from the [[resin]] of the [[creosote bush] ...reosote has been used as a [[disinfectant]], a [[laxative]], and a [[cough treatment]], but these have mostly been replaced by newer medicines.
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  • ...ties processing oil shale or coal, and have also been found at legacy wood treatment sites. These compounds have a very high water solubility, and thus tend to ..., diesel, jet fuel), 24% by industry (e.g. production of plastics), 5% for residential and commercial uses, and 2% for electricity production.<ref>[http://www.eia
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  • ...ter hydrophobic layer, even if a crack penetrates the surface. Hydrophobic treatment facilitates processing because it allows the use of a [[water jet cutter]]. *The first residential use of aerogel as an insulator is in the Georgia Institute of Technology's
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  • ...http://books.google.com/books?id=7HlKF4trR-YC&pg=PA120&lpg=PA121#PPA121,M1 Residential Energy, 4th ed., page 121]</ref> || 6.25 || 1.10 || 0.16 || 0.90 || 87 || ...2x6, R-19 fiberglass<ref name="Krigger/Dorsi 274">Krigger, J., Dorsi, C.: Residential Energy, 4th ed., page 121. Note: This is less than R-19, since it refers to
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  • ...n their operation. The most frequent dust control violations occur at new residential housing developments in [[urban area|urban]] areas. United States Federal l ...ntion against dust contamination or damage, by a [[Engineering|design]] or treatment of [[material]]s and items in [[manufacturing]] or through a [[repair]] pro
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  • ...ts and termites are a threat to many types of wood siding, such that extra treatment and maintenance that can significantly increase the cost in some pest-infes ...ental scale, and it would be another six years before it was put to use on residential construction.
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  • ...tion material. The use of cold-formed steel in commercial, industrial and residential buildings is summarized from a historical perspective, including the chrono In high-rise commercial and multi-family residential construction, '''CFSF''' is typically used for interior partitions and supp
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  • ...form a sort of connected village of domes. Naturally this lends itself to residential applications, some rooms being for sleeping and some for living. There is a ..., a kind of [[Green roof]] but covering the entire structure. Any exterior treatment and building details would need to be adapted to a region’s specific clim
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  • ...dard Practice for Installing Radon Mitigation Systems in Existing Low-Rise Residential Buildings", ASTM, 2008, pp. 644-656 ISBN 978-0-8031-5768-2</ref> The stone ...t, or to moving scrap stone to storage or reclamation and to capturing and treatment of dust and waste water. The data is then placed in an impact category (i.
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  • ...cing the traditional "cut & bend" and placing of steel [[thermo-mechanical treatment|thermo-mechanical treated]] bars. The mesh is an electric fusion [[welding ...dhesive which make increases durability of the wire. It is used in fencing residential and official properties like gardens, parks, building etc. The PVC coated w
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  • ...entrainment]] technology made boards lighter and less brittle, then joint treatment materials and systems also evolved. "<ref name="gypsum.org"/> ...erred to as ''drywall clips'' or ''stops'', are gaining popularity in both residential and commercial construction. Drywall fasteners are used for supporting inte
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  • ...er reducers'' due to this application) while maintaining workability. Such treatment improves its strength and durability characteristics. Superplasticizers (hi ...sub> emissions of several different building materials for construction of residential and commercial buildings found that concrete accounted for 147&nbsp;kg of C
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  • ...0% oxygen or providing [[hyperbaric oxygen]] therapy, although the optimum treatment remains controversial.<ref name="ToxicolRev2005-buckley">{{cite journal|aut ...history of potential carbon monoxide exposure, such as being exposed to a residential fire, may suggest poisoning, but the diagnosis is confirmed by measuring th
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  • ...e]] (also known as CCA or [[Tanalith]]) was invented, and for decades this treatment was the most extensive industrial use of arsenic. Due to an increased under ...US [[Food and Drug Administration]] in 2000 approved this compound for the treatment of patients with [[acute promyelocytic leukemia]] that is resistant to [[al
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  • ...uch as in the treatment of [[wart]]s. Many aquarists use formaldehyde as a treatment for the parasites ''[[Ichthyophthirius multifiliis]]'' and ''[[Cryptocaryon ...ew home measured 0.076 ppm when brand new and 0.045 ppm after 30 days.<ref>Residential Indoor Air Formaldehyde Testing Program: A Pilot Study," M. Koontz, et al,
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  • Diagnosis and treatment of lead exposure are based on blood lead level (the amount of lead in the b ...cal specialists in the area of poisoning, may be involved in diagnosis and treatment. <!-- BLOOD LEAD LEVEL -->
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  • ...ot adopt the tactics of Israel, which had abducted [[Adolf Eichmann]] on a residential street in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1960... In 1984 and 1986, during a wa ...ittee on Europe, April 17, 2007, p. 12.</ref> He further acknowledged that treatment of prisoners may not have been "up to U.S. standards." However, he stated,
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