A wood preservative must perform its intended function—protecting wood—but it should do so without imparting undesirable properties or problems.
| • Impact on regulatory requirements. There are no issues with copper run-off from storage areas |
| • Impact on coatings. Painting is reliable since there will be no copper bleed- through. Also, the light color of the wood has little, if any, effect on the color of the paint or stain. |
| • Impact on hardware. The absence of metals in the preservative results in treated wood that is no more corrosive to metal fasteners than is untreated wood. This includes aluminum. |
| • Impact on machinery. The absence of metals means that saw blades and other woodworking equipment will perform as they would with untreated wood. |
| • Impact on environment. The biocides in the preservative are known to undergo bacterial degradation in soil, and they are not bioaccumulative. |
