Wood preservation is an active part of forestry conservation and management, the action ensures durability. Sustainability of timber products depends on appropriate preservative in appropriate timber species. Similarly the sustainability of newly planted mangrove forests depends on the appropriate ecosystem. This book derived from a PhD thesis describes with findings and illustrations the various aspects of sustainability and their philosophies on natural and artificial durability of timbers; strength and treatability of timbers; strength of timbers with moisture and preservative; treatment groups- timber products; protection of marine wood degraders; stability of CCA treated poles Vs other constructional materials in brackish water; critical CCA treatability of a mangrove timber for wood poles; decay pattern of CCA and CCB treated two hardwood poles; weight per weight Vs weight per volume retention of preservative; new preservative paste for remedial treatment of wood poles in service; leachability of CCA from hardwood and softwood poles; environmental hazardlessness of arsenic containing preservative treated timbers; and ensuring ecosystem for sustainable mangrove plantation.

Dr. Arun Kumar Lahiry; MSc (1977, Botany, DU); PhD (2007, Wood Preserv. & Environment, ANU, USA); Ex-Govt Service, Freelance Consulting Professor, Timber Products Splt & Environmentalist; Birth: May 2, 1954 BD; Married: Shilpi Chatterjee, M.A.; Publ. 30 books, 61 papers in Journals; Awarded Internationally; Ref:www.aklahiry.com