The fire treatment is borate which is used extensively to treat for insects and mold.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEW IDEAS FOR GREEN INSULATION | Inhabitat] Reference

Pour the borate solution into the bowl with glue solution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-09-01] Reference

Now, what happens when you add water or melting snow to a borate?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bristlecones, Foxtails and Temperature « Climate Audit] Reference

This boiling, however, is seldom needed, as the borate is soluble in HCl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882] Reference

A viscous liquid called glycol borate -- "gu" -- instead of distilled water.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Transistor] Reference

The ability of borate-treated wood to provide control of non-wood-destroying pests.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: As Farmers Flounder, Dean Foods Prospers] Reference

The NaBH4 is catalyzed to yield its hydrogen, leaving a borate (NaBO2) to be reprocessed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hydrogen production from nuclear power] Reference

When a concentrated solution of borax acts on silver nitrate a borate of silver is formed.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference

 No Termites … Impervious to termites and carpenter ants , foam core is borate treated.    From Wordnik.com.  [“Architecture School” Reality Show Premieres on Sundance | Inhabitat] Reference

This reminds me somewhat of 'TV rock' (a. k.a television stone), a form of the borate ulexite.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fibre optics - the bear facts] Reference

To pass the te, he mrn though tote most nt that e spa was a front for an da borate call gifting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baby In My Arms]

That one shot of the helicopter coming in, but guest was that a chemical borate drop that it made?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2005] Reference

It is often listed as mercuric oxide, phenyl mercuric acetate, benzoate, bromine, chloride or borate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deirdre Imus: Kiss My "Green" Lips] Reference

Currently the only bamboo certified for structural use comes from Vietnam and must be treated with borate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive for » 2008 » July : Green Building Elements] Reference

Cut the pieces to the exact length you want and then soak each piece of wood in hot water that contains borate powder.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get the most out of your wood porch decking by using century-old tricks] Reference

If you want your new wood material to last for generations, you have to treat it with borate chemicals before it's installed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Get the most out of your wood porch decking by using century-old tricks] Reference

Lockout lingers at world's 2nd-largest borate mine.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Business News] Reference

Mainly, it is used to make borate salts, such as borax.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

The facility is the world's second-largest borate mine.    From Wordnik.com.  [CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports] Reference

The answer is a hazardous chemical known as sodium borate.    From Wordnik.com.  [SEROXAT SUFFERERS - STAND UP AND BE COUNTED] Reference

Borax is a white or clear mineral of the borate classification.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

Borax is a white or clear mineral of the borate subclass classification.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

This is the only important case known of borate deposits of marine origin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference

Borax is a form of hydrous sodium borate and a byproduct of borate deposit mining.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

France; -- the borates, including borates of magnesia, and borate of soda, or borax.    From Wordnik.com.  [How to See the British Museum in Four Visits] Reference

The quantity of the borate taken should contain not more than 0.2 gram of the trioxide.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference

Part of the Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto Group, it is the world's second-largest borate mine.    From Wordnik.com.  [ABC News: ABCNews] Reference

Given this information, is sodium borate really something that should be injected into humans?.    From Wordnik.com.  [NaturalNews.com] Reference

Also, it must be protected from water leakage, which could leach out its pest-repelling borate.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Federal mediator brings Rio Tinto, borate miners together for new talks after 2 1/2-month lockout.    From Wordnik.com.  [ABC News: ABCNews] Reference

The silica gel is a desiccant and sodium borate is a stomach poison and both are nontoxic to humans.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

Hundreds of workers remain locked out of the world's second-largest borate mine in a contract dispute.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fore, right!] Reference

Hundreds of workers remain locked out of the world's second-largest borate mine in a contract dispute.    From Wordnik.com.  [MercedSun-Star.com: front] Reference

(AP) - Hundreds of workers remain locked out of the world's second-largest borate mine in a contract dispute.    From Wordnik.com.  [CBS 47: Local News] Reference