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Type: Report
Author(s): James L. Murphy; Charles W. Philpot
Publication Date: 1965

Asphalts and wax emulsions have been recommended as protective coatings to help obtain clean, safe burns in slash disposal work. Fuel value determinations in the laboratory indicate that such coatings add little to the fuel value of slash.

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Citation: Murphy, James L.; Philpot, Charles W. 1965. Do petroleum-based protective coatings add fuel value to slash. Research Note PSW-RN-081. Berkeley, CA: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 3 p.

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  • asphalt
  • fuel moisture
  • laboratory experiments
  • Pinus ponderosa
  • ponderosa pine
  • rate of burn
  • wax
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FRAMES Record Number: 12019