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SANDBAG revetments exposed to the weather tend to break up, due to rotting of the sandbags, and inquiries have been made about preservatives. Two types of preservative are suitable. They are respectively a creosote or tar distillate, used as a water emulsion, or a solution of an organic copper salt in creosote made up into an emulsion. The former is more widely available than the latter and is suitable for treatment of revetments in position which have already deteriorated by being exposed to the weather for some time. The latter is more potent but is also more expensive, and its use will not generally be justified unless the bags are in good condition and unless it is desirable to take down the whole revetment, treat all the bags and then re-pile them.
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Treatment for Rot-Proofing Sandbag Reventments. Nature 144, 874–875 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144874b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/144874b0