bagasse
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
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bagasse The residues from sugar‐cane milling, consisting of the crushed stalks from which the juice has been expressed; it consists of 50%
cellulose, 25%
hemicelluloses, and 25%
lignin. It is used as a fuel, for cattle feed, and in the manufacture of paper and fibre board. The name is sometimes also applied to the residues of other plants, such as beet, which is sometimes incorporated into foods as a source of
dietary fibre.
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Creosote movement from treated wood immersed in fresh water.
Magazine article from: Forest Products Journal; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Creosote has a long history of successful use...environmental concerns, particularly when creosote-treated wood is used in aquatic environments...been developed to predict the risk of creosote use in aquatic environments, but one...
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CLEANUP COMPLETED AT FEDERAL CREOSOTE SUPERFUND SITE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...that its work is done at the Federal Creosote Superfund site in Manville, New Jersey...restored and the risks stemming from creosote in the soil have been eliminated. EPA...that, in some spots, actually oozed creosote sludge," said EPA Regional Administrator...
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Timber production from reclaimed creosote-treated wood pilings: Economic analysis and quality evaluation. (Solid Wood Products).
Magazine article from: Forest Products Journal; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...to evaluate the feasibility of reusing creosote-treated wood pilings removed from service...Wood Preservers Inc., Warsaw, VA. Creosote-treated Douglas-fir and southern...total timber yield from the recycled creosote-treated pilings exceeded 40 percent...
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A FIELD TRIAL OF PIGMENT-EMULSIFIED CREOSOTE: 11 YEAR DATA.
Magazine article from: Forest Products Journal; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...particular have sought to have creosote "cleaned up" in order to...CSIRO and the producer of creosote in Australia (Koppers Australia...developing clean versions of their creosotes. In all cases, the basic creosote was modified by removal of...
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Minimal impact expected from ban on creosote; Using alternative materials for docks cuts need for wood preservative.(Capital Region)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...state law that phases out the use of creosote, a wood preservative, in docks and...pressure-treated wood that don't contain creosote, listed as a possible human carcino...S. Environmental Protection Agency. Creosote is composed of coal tar and up to 300...
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Wood Tar, Tar Oils, Creosote: Trends and Prospects in International Trade Is Highlighted By 150 Tables And Diagrams.
M2 Presswire; 10/28/2008; 700+ words
; ...Research and Markets: Wood Tar, Tar Oils, Creosote: Trends and Prospects in International...addition of the "Wood Tar, Tar Oils, Creosote: Trends and Prospects in International...pertaining to Wood Tar; Wood Tar Oils; Wood Creosote. The report will be of considerable...
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Minimal impact expected from ban on creosote: Using alternative materials for docks cuts need for wood preservative.
Newspaper article from: Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...state law that phases out the use of creosote, a wood preservative, in docks and...pressure-treated wood that don't contain creosote, listed as a possible human carcinogen...S. Environmental Protection Agency. Creosote is composed of coal tar and up to 300...
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TREATABILITY OF U.S. WOOD SPECIES WITH PIGMENT-EMULSIFIED CREOSOTE.
Magazine article from: Forest Products Journal; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...GREAVES [+] ABSTRACT Since the 1920s, creosote has been used extensively in the United...timbers, poles, and posts. However, creosote has the tendency to exude or "bleed...covered surface. In the United States, creosote-treated products exhibiting cleaner...
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and coal tar creosote exposure in a railroad worker.(Environmental Medicine / Case Report)
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...protected but had been associated with 30 years of creosote-soaked clothing. In this article, we review dermal and other malignancies associated with creosote, along with creosote occupational exposures and exposure limits. This...
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INTERPOPULATION DIFFERENCES IN TOLERANCE TO CREOSOTE BUSH RESIN IN DESERT WOODRATS (NEOTOMA LEPIDA).(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Ecology; 8/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...tolerance to phenolic resin from creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) in two...genetic adaptation of this species to creosote resin. One population was from Mojave desert habitat where woodrats eat creosote bush, and the other from the Great...
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creosote
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
creosote , volatile, heavy, oily liquid obtained...distillation of coal tar or wood tar. Creosote derived from beechwood tar has been used...the treatment of chronic bronchitis. Creosote obtained from coal tar is poisonous...
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creosote fungus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
creosote fungus Hormoconis resinae (formerly Cladosporium resinae ), a fungus which can grow in the presence of creosote.
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Habitat Loss
Book article from: Animal Sciences
...example, as its name implies, the habitat of the creosote bush grasshopper, Bootettix argentatus, is the creosote bush, Larrea tridentata. It is found nowhere else. Most animals avoid the creosote bush and find the leaves distasteful or even...
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Reichenbach, Baron Karl von (1788-1869)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
...on meteorites, and discoverer of kerosene, parrafin, and creosote. He also spent over two decades experimenting with the mysterious...paraffin in 1830 and other coal-tar products such as eupion, creosote, and pittacal (pitch) in the following years. Between 1835...
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Samuel Cabot Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...x2019; s grain. Soon Cabot had developed a formula for creosote stain, which may have been the first preservative stain for...certainly a breakthrough product. By 1884 Cabot ’ s Creosote Shingle Stain was used throughout New England and beyond...
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