In 1974 the IRG/WP-Secretariat distributed a "Questionnaire on the state of pollution control in the field of wood preservation" which was prepared by the author. The questionnaire consisted of two parts. Part A asked "General questions" on - the position of wood preservation in the respective country - the use of preservatives - the type of application of wood preservatives in different fields - the state of pollution control. Additional details to the questions of Part A were requested in Part B. This part also included questions on - the special work on pollution control in wood preservation in the respective country - the use of residues and old timber. A preliminary report on the answers to the questionnaire was given in IRG-Document 56 to the plenary meeting at Vienna, Austria in June 1974. Since then, all questionnaires, including also those received after the Vienna-meeting, were evaluated in detail. Mistakes made during the rough evaluation in 1974 have been corrected. Therefore certain differences may occur between the preliminary report and the present one. Further more the answers to Part A and Part B of the questionnaire have been combined in the tables of this report.

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