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A Safe Way of Treating Wood

By ERIK VANCE

What it is: A new way of treating wood with environmentally safe preservatives. The technique uses microscopic beads as sponges, ferrying preservatives into the center of the wood.

The market: Demand for wood preservatives worldwide is projected to top $3-billion by 2009. In 2003 preservative companies...

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