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12 January 2004
Member News Message from the President To all IRG Members and Sponsors we wish a Healthy and Prosperous 2004! READ LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT New Members and IRG Travel Awards READ INFORMATION Registration Information for IRG 35 No hard copies will be provided this year. You can register by clicking on the link under Events of this IRG News in Brief. Deadline for submission of full papers: 1 MARCH 2004!! No need to submit abstracts in advance this year. Regulatory News APVMA's recommendation on Arsenic treated timber Australian Pesticides & Veterinary Medicines Authority has recommended that arsenic timber treatment products not be used in future for children's play equipment, picnic tables, decking and handrails. More details available at http://www.apvma.gov.au. READ MEDIA RELEASE (22 December 2003) (600k, PDF) CSTEE opinion on the Atkins report on arsenic in wood preservatives Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment Opinion on Report : Assessment of the risks to health and to the environment of arsenic in wood preservatives and of the effects of further restrictions on its marketing and use can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/sct/out18_en.html. Draft Probabilistic Risk Assessment for CCA by US-EPA Draft Preliminary Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Children Who Contact Chromated Copper Arsenate Treated Playsets and Decks (November 13, 2003) is available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/draft_cca_qa.htm. Business News Mold becomes an industry unto itself Insurers' payments for mold claims more than doubled in 2002, compared with the $1.4 billion paid out in 2001, and companies are flooding the market with products to combat and clean up the hazard. Building managers and construction executives are moving faster on mold concerns, making sure leaks are taken care of quickly and ensuring that materials stay dry during the building process to curb the potential for future problems. New York Times, The (12/11). Canadian Standards Association agreed to standardize CCA replacements for residential Applications READ INFORMATION Leaky Building Problem in New Zealand results in many changes to Timber Treatments Standard (Dec. 23, 2003) The Building Industry Authority has announced final changes to Acceptable Solution B2/AS1 concerning timber treatment levels. More information available at http://www.bia.govt.nz/. US: Ban on Treated Lumber Raises Prices (Jan. 06,2004) http://www.globalwood.org/index.htm Proposals on expansion of Russian-US Cooperation in the development of forest utilization and management Possessing almost a quarter of the world's forest, Russia's forest potential is utilized in an extremely inefficient way. Its export revenues of $4.3 billion could be $140 billion annually. American companies will help Russia achieving this target. More info available at http://www.duma.gov.ru/cnature/engl/us-russia/proposals.htm. Scientific News Natural Polymers for Wood Protection (Ph.D. research projects sponsored by Norwegian Research Council) This research project is focussing on two important abundant natural polymers in the world : chitin and tall oils. The project duration is 2002-2005 and performed at the Norwegian Forest Research Institute. More information available at http://www.wood.uni-goettingen.de. IRG Secretariat News Happy New Year Jöran and Hanna at the IRG Secretariat wish all Members and Sponsors a Happy New Year! IRG Compendium–update Holders of IRG Compendium (1969-2002) will receive an updated version free of charge. Update will contain new, more user-friendly search engine, all documents issued in 2003 as well as about 180 re-scanned old documents. IRG Statutes–revised The Statutes are subject to revision and a draft will be circulated to the membership by the end of February. Invoice for 2004 The invoice for 2004 has been forwarded to all members and sponsors recently. Please pay as soon as possible to avoid reminders! Members 58 years of age or older (i.e. born in 1946 or earlier) are welcome to pre-pay a life-long membership fee of 5,000 SEK. Ten years' of consecutive, fully paid-up membership will be required to qualify. Members interested in pre-paying the membership this way are asked to contact the Secretariat for a special invoice. IRG International Directory–2003-2004 The updated version has been circulated to all Members and Sponsors. If not received yet contact the IRG at irg@sp.se. Legal Information You received this IRG News in Brief as a Regular Member, Student Member or IRG Sponsor. Some links in IRG News in Brief are time-sensitive. These links may move or expire as the news change. 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