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On 01-01-2006 15:39, in article , "George"
George@least wrote:

"Bezemsteel" wrote in message
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If insecticides come free as gas, then a particle filter isn't any help I
guess. That's why I want to find out if the insecticide is in the wood or
not.

Very good. Someone who realizes the volatiles are the real danger in wood
dust.

What insecticides were in use a hundred years ago? Heavy metals, perhaps.
Organophosphates, the really deadly stuff, was unheard of. Heavy metal
salts are poorly soluble, and are not actively transported by the plant, so
any residual amount would be vanishingly small.

Simple dust mask would do. Now, as to the products of damp and neglect,
they present a greater, though still small possibility of allergic reaction.
The molds and their chemical by-products are the common smell in affected
organic matter.

Thank you for your very informative answer.
There are some woodworm holes in the wood.

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Gerard