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Annex

Treatment: Timber refuse treatment

Effective 8 October 2021

The following are approved treatments for timber refuse:

  1. methyl bromide fumigation at 48g/m³ for 24 hours at 21°C and above at normal atmospheric pressure (NAP), or
  2. methyl bromide fumigation at 64g/m³ for 4 hours at 21°C and above under vacuum (660mm vacuum), or
  3. methyl bromide fumigation at 64g/m³ for 5 hours at 10-20°C under vacuum (660mm vacuum), or
  4. dry heat treatment at 74°C under the , or
  5. heat treatment at a minimum temperature of 56°C for 30 minutes measured at the core of the wood, or
  6. ethylene oxide fumigation:
    6.1. at 1200g/m³ for 5 hours at 50°C under initial vacuum of 50 kilopascals, or
    6.2. at 1500g/m³ for 24 hours at 21°C, or
  7. gamma irradiation at 20kGy (1.0 Mrad), or
  8. export, or
  9. disposal.