STATE OF THE ART REVIEWS

1. INTRODUCTION
COST ACTION E22: Environmental optimisation of wood protection
Invitations were sent out to nine research organisations and universities in the United
Kingdom to ask for their contributions to this state of the art document. Six organisations
replied and this document is based on those responses together with the contribution
from BRE.
This document is structured to offer contact information for those participants and an
introduction to their principal interests and research expertise within the scope of the
COST Action E22. The second section within this report gives more detail on specific
activities related to the three working groups within the COST Action E22 (Annex 2).
Finally the report summarises and concludes on the state of the art in the United Kingdom.
2. PARTICIPANTS
Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine (IC)
Contact person:
Dr David Dickinson
E-mail: d.dickinson@ic.ac.uk
Web: www.ic.ac.uk
Research themes
• biology of wood protection
• soil testing and soil microbiology
• vapour phase technology and boron based preservatives
• decay processes and mechanisms
• sapstain prevention
• life cycle assessment of wood products
University of Wales, Bangor (UWB)
Contact person:
Dr Callum Hill
E-mail: c.a.s.hill@bangor.ac.uk
Web: www.bangor.ac.uk
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