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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 3 Ct product of the HCN dose (mean from five replicates ± standard error) inside wooden blocks containing nematodes; exposition times 12–20 h

From: Hydrogen cyanide for treating wood against pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus): results of a model study

Initial HCN concentration in gas chamber (g m−3)

Ct product of the HCN treatment (average ± SE)

Exposition time in hours

12

14

16

18

20

12.30

5.631 ± 3.000

11.935 ± 1.656

13.213 ± 1.810

15.296 ± 1.165

18.665 ± 3.143

18.21

11.273 ± 2.383

13.162 ± 3.293

18.221 ± 3.727

22.852 ± 1.631

43.009 ± 7.116

21.71

22.732 ± 3.660

23.209 ± 2.188

37.032 ± 5.207

39.943 ± 3.479

44.566 ± 8.475

24.12

19.486 ± 4.794

41.652 ± 13.303

45.670 ± 9.873

57.868 ± 6.545

58.862 ± 0.006