Charter Towers, Queensland, Australia test site

Site Information

Organization: Private Owner, cattle station
Contact person: Laurie Cookson
Who uses it or can use it?:  Laurie Cookson laurie@ljcookson.com
Is it a contract testing site?  Yes
Location: Charters Towers, Queensland
Coordinates:  19.988879 S, 146.252956 E

 

Type of testing

Decay: No
Termites or other insects: Yes, Mastotermes darwiniensis
Ground Contact (stakes, posts): Yes
Above Ground: Yes
Weathering: No
Marine: No

 

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay:  All types in-ground, incidental above ground as prevented by test design
Termite species: Mastotermes darwiniensis
Marine Organisms:

 

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 660 mm
Temperature mean: 30.3oC
Climate Index:
Soil-type (if ground contact testing): Chromosols

 

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