Carol A. Clausen

Treesearch Publications

• Katie M. Ohno, Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Carol A. Clausen. 2017. Untreated and copper-treated wood soaked in sodium oxalate: effects of decay by copper-tolerant and copper-sensitive fungi
• Xingxia Ma, Grant T. Kirker, Carol A. Clausen, Mingliang Jiang, Haibin Zhou. 2017. Modulus of elasticity loss as a rapid indicator of rot-fungal attack on untreated and preservative-treated wood in laboratory tests
• Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Patricia K. Lebow, Carol A. Clausen. 2016. Effect of Fungal Competition on Decay Rates in Bicultured Soil Bottle Assays
• Ehsan Bari, Nouredin Nazarnezhad, Seyed Mahmoud Kazemi, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Behbood Mohebby, Olaf Schmidt, Carol A. Clausen. 2015. Comparison between degradation capabilities of the white rot fungi Pleurotus ostreatus and Trametes versicolor in beech wood
• Katie M. Ohno, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green, Susan V. Diehl. 2015. Insights into the mechanism of copper-tolerance in Fibroporia radiculosa: The biosynthesis of oxalate
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang, Rachel A. Arango, Laura Hasburgh, Patricia K. Lebow, Richard Reiner. 2015. Cellulose Nanocrystal Entrapment of Benzalkonium Chloride in Southern Pine: Biological, Chemical, and Physical Properties
• Ehsan Bari, Reza Oladi, Olaf Schmidt, Carol A. Clausen, Katie M. Ohno, Darrel D. Nicholas, Mehrdad Ghodskhah Daryaei, Maryam Karim. 2015. Influence of xylem ray integrity and degree of polymerization on bending strength of beech wood decayed by Pleurotus ostreatus and Trametes versicolor
• Ehsan Bari, Hamid Reza Taghiyari, Behbood Mohebby, Carol A. Clausen, Olaf Schmidt, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Mohammad Javad Vaseghi. 2015. Mechanical properties and chemical composition of beech wood exposed for 30 and 120 days to white-rot fungi
• Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green, Grant T. Kirker, Stan Lebow. 2014. Wood Protection Research Council: Research Priorities 2013
• Vina Yang, Carol A. Clausen. 2014. Durability and Wood Protection for Historic Covered Bridges in the United States
• Katie M. Ohno, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2014. The effects of copper proximity on oxalate production in Fibroporia radiculosa
• Carol A. Clausen, Robert H. White, James Wacker, Stan Lebow, Nicole M. Stark, Mark A. Dietenberger, Samuel L. Zelinka. 2014. Laboratory investigation of fire protection coatings for creosote-treated timber railroad bridges
• Carol A. Clausen. 2014. Innovations in Wood Protection in the age of Nanotechnology
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2014. Accelerated Colorimetric Micro-assay for Screening Mold Inhibitors
• Saip Nami Kartal, Evren Terzi, Bessie Woodward, Carol A. Clausen, Stan Lebow. 2013. Chemical remediation of wood treated with micronised, nano or soluble copper preservatives
• Grant T. Kirker, Carol A. Clausen, Amy B. Bishell, Stan Lebow. 2013. Evaluating Naturally Durable Wood Species for Repair and Rehabilitation of Above-Ground Components of Covered Bridges
• Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Stan Lebow, Carol A. Clausen. 2013. Transferable Durability: Enhancing decay resistance of non-durable species with extractives from durable wood species
• S. Nami Kartal, Evren Terzi, Bessie Woodward, Carol A. Clausen, Stan Lebow. 2013. Removal of nano- and micronized-copper from treated wood by chelating agents
• Robert D. Coleman, Vina Yang, Carol A. Clausen. 2013. Performance Characteristics of Borate Fatty Acid Formulations as Mold Inhibitors
• Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Rachel A. Arango, Patricia K. Lebow, Carol A. Clausen. 2013. The role of extractives in naturally durable wood species
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2013. Colorimetric micro-assay for accelerated screening of mould inhibitors
• Carol A. Clausen. 2012. Enhancing durability of wood-based composites with nanotechnology
• Carol A. Clausen. 2012. Controlling mold on wood Pallets
• Evren Terzi, S. Nami Kartal, Claudia Marcela Ibáñez, Coþkun Köse, Rachel A. Arango, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2012. Biological performance of Liquidambar orientalis Mill. heartwood
• Carol A. Clausen, Samuel V. Glass. 2012. Build Green: Wood Can Last for Centuries
• Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Stan Lebow, Carol A. Clausen. 2012. Above Ground Field Evaluation and GC-MS Analysis of Naturally Durable Wood Species
• S. Nami Kartal, Evren Terzi, Tsuyoshi Yoshimura, Rachel A. Arango, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2012. Preliminary evaluation of storax and its constituents: Fungal decay, mold and termite resistance
• Carol A. Clausen, Stan Lebow. 2011. Reuse and Disposal
• Katie M. Ohno, S.V. Diehl, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2011. Enzymatic mechanism of oxalate production in the TCA and glyoxylate pathways using various isolates of Antrodia radiculosa
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2011. Leach and mold resistance of essential oil metabolites
• Grant T. Kirker, Amy B. Bishell, Stan Lebow, Carol A. Clausen. 2011. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of extractives of naturally durable wood
• Carol A. Clausen, Katie M. Ohno. 2011. Chronicles of Fibroporia radiculosa (= Antrodia radiculosa) TFFH 294
• Carol A. Clausen, Daniel Lindner. 2011. Shading aboveground L-joint and lap-joint tests : comparison of white pine and sugar maple test assemblies
• Grant T. Kirker, Jessie A. Glaeser, Stan Lebow, Frederick Green, Carol A. Clausen. 2011. Physical deterioration of preservative treated poles and pilings exposed to salt water
• Carol A. Clausen, Nami S. Kartal, Rachel A. Arango, Frederick Green. 2011. The role of particle size of particulate nano-zinc oxide wood preservatives on termite mortality and leach resistance
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2011. A rapid colorimetric assay for mold spore germination using XTT tetrazolium salt
• F. J. Eller, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green, S.L. Taylor. 2010. Critical fluid extraction of Juniperus virginiana L. and bioactivity of extracts against subterranean termites and wood-rot fungi.
• Robert Coleman, Vina Yang, Bessie Woodward, Patricia K. Lebow, Carol A. Clausen. 2010. Efficacy of fatty acid chemistry : candidate mold and decay fungicides
• Carol A. Clausen, Robert D. Coleman, Vina Yang. 2010. Fatty acid-based formulations for wood protection against mold and sapstain
• Carol A. Clausen. 2010. Biodeterioration of wood
• Stan Lebow, Bessie Woodward, Patricia K. Lebow, Carol A. Clausen. 2010. The need for performance criteria in evaluating the durability of wood products
• Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green, S. Nami Kartal. 2010. Weatherability and leach resistance of wood impregnated with nano-zinc oxide
• Oner Unsal, S. Nami Kartal, Zeki Candan, Rachel A. Arango, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2009. Decay and termite resistance, water absorption and swelling of thermally compressed wood panels
• Stan Lebow, Carol A. Clausen, Lowell Greimann, Terry J. Wipf, Jake Bigelow. 2009. Preservation treatment for wood bridge application
• Carol A. Clausen, Jessie A. Glaeser, Samuel V. Glass, Charles G. Carll. 2009. Occurrence of mold in a two-story wood-frame house operated at design indoor humidity levels
• S. N. Kartal, Frederick Green, Carol A. Clausen. 2009. Do the unique properties of nanometals affect leachability or efficacy against fungi and termites? International biodeterioration & biodegradation
• Robert D. Coleman, Carol A. Clausen. 2008. Multifactorial antimicrobial wood protectants
• Ronald C. Sabo, Jerrold Winandy, Carol A. Clausen, Altaf Basta. 2008. Remediation and recycling of WBP-treated lumber for use as flakeboard
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2008. Fumigant toxicity of essential oils to Reticulitermes flavipes
• Carol A. Clausen, William Kenealy, Patricia K. Lebow. 2008. Oxalate analysis methodology for decayed wood
• Ronald C. Sabo, Carol A. Clausen, Jerrold Winandy. 2008. Thermochemical remediation of preservative-treated wood
• Oner Unsal, S. Nami Kartal, Zeki Candan, Rachel A. Arango, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2008. Preliminary investigation of biological resistance, water absorption and swelling of thermally compressed pine wood panels
• David E. Kretschmann, Jerrold Winandy, Carol A. Clausen, Michael C. Wiemann, Richard Bergman, Roger M. Rowell, John I. Zerbe, James Beecher, Robert H. White, David B. McKeever. 2007. Wood
• Jake J. Bigelow, Carol A. Clausen, Stan Lebow, Lowell Greimann. 2007. Field evaluation of timber preservation treatments for highway applications
• Vina Yang, Carol A. Clausen. 2007. Inhibitory effect of essential oils on decay fungi and mold growth on wood
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2007. Multi-component biocide protects wood from fungi and insects in UC2 applications
• Carol A. Clausen. 2007. Nanotechnology : implications for the wood preservation industry
• Carol A. Clausen. 2007. Protecting wood from mould, decay, and termites with multi-component biocide systems
• Vina Yang, Carol A. Clausen. 2007. Antifungal effect of essential oils on southern yellow pine
• Carol A. Clausen, Terry L. Highley, Daniel Lindner. 2006. Early detection and progression of decay in L-joints and lap-joints in a moderate decay hazard zone
• Anne Christine Steenkjaer Hastrup, Bo Jensen, Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2006. The effect of CaCl2 on growth rate, wood decay and oxalic acid accumulation in Serpula lacrymans and related brown-rot fungi
• Carol A. Clausen. 2006. Bioremediation of treated wood with bacteria
• Carol A. Clausen, James H. Muehl, Andrzej M. Krzysik. 2006. Properties of structural panels fabricated from bioremediated CCA-treated wood: pilot scale
• Vina Yang, Carol A. Clausen. 2006. Moldicidal properties of seven essential oils
• Frederick Green, Rachel A. Arango, Carol A. Clausen. 2005. Unique preservative tolerance in Tyromyces palustris
• Vina Yang, Carol A. Clausen. 2005. Determining the suitability of Lactobacilli antifungal metabolites for inhibiting mould growth
• Carol A. Clausen, Michael West. 2005. Test method for assessing resistance of pine lumber and waferboard to mold
• Frederick Green, Carol A. Clausen. 2005. Copper tolerance of brown-rot fungi : oxalic acid production in southern pine treated with arsenic-free preservatives
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2005. Long-term efficacy of wood dip-treated with multicomponent biocides
• Anne Christine Steenkjaer Hastrup, Frederick Green, Carol A. Clausen, Bo Jensen. 2005. Serpula lacrymans, the dry rot fungus and tolerance towards copper-based wood preservatives
• Anne Christine Steenkjaer Hastrup, Frederick Green, Carol A. Clausen, Bo Jensen. 2005. Tolerance of Serpula lacrymans to copper-based wood preservatives
• Carol A. Clausen, William R. Kenealy. 2004. Scaled-up remediation of CCA-treated wood
• Carol A. Clausen. 2004. Improving the two-step remediation process for CCA-treated wood. Part II, Evaluating bacterial nutrient sources
• Carol A. Clausen. 2004. Improving the two-step remediation process for CCA-treated wood. Part I, Evaluating oxalic acid extraction
• Vina Yang, Carol A. Clausen. 2004. Antifungal metabolites of lactobacilli
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2004. Curbing indoor mold growth with mold inhibitors
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2004. Multicomponent biocide systems protect wood from decay fungi, mold fungi, and termites for interior applications
• Carol A. Clausen, Vina Yang. 2003. Mold inhibition on unseasoned southern pine
• Frederick Green, Carol A. Clausen. 2003. Copper tolerance of brown-rot fungi : time course of oxalic acid production
• Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2003. Oxalic acid overproduction by copper-tolerant brown-rot basidiomycetes on southern yellow pine treated with copper-based preservatives
• Carol A. Clausen. 2003. Reusing remediated CCA-treated wood
• Carol A. Clausen. 2003. Detecting decay fungi with antibody-based tests and immunoassays
• Carol A. Clausen, Frederick Green. 2002. Home wreckers in search of moisture
• Carol A. Clausen. 2002. Semi-solid state bioremediation of CCA-treated wood using malted barley as a nutrient source
• Carol A. Clausen, Robert J. Ross, John W. Forsman, Joseph D. Balachowski. 2001. Condition assessment of roof trusses of Quincy Mine Blacksmith Shop in Keweenaw National Historical Park
• Carol A. Clausen, S. Nami Kartal, James Muehl. 2001. Particleboard made from remediated CCA-treated wood : evaluation of panel properties
• Carol A. Clausen. 2000. Isolating metal-tolerant bacteria capable of removing copper, chromium, and arsenic from treated wood
• Carol A. Clausen, S. Nami Kartal, James Muehl. 2000. Properties of particleboard made from recycled CCA-treated wood
• Simon Curling, Jerrold Winandy, Carol A. Clausen. 2000. An experimental method to simulate incipient decay of wood basidiomycete fungi
• Frederick Green, Carol A. Clausen. 1999. Production of polygalacturonase and increase of longitudinal gas permeability in southern pine by brown-rot and white-rot fungi
• Carol A. Clausen. 1996. Detection of brown-rot antigens in southern pine

• University of Wisconsin,Madison, WI, M.S., Bacteriology, 1983
• Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, B.S., Microbiology, 1979