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AQIS Bulletin - May / June 2008
Other articles include:
- EI Report released
- On the lookout for Australia's Most Unwanted
- Over 200 submissions to Quarantine and Biosecurity Review
- NAQS News
- European summer travellers
- AQIS and Australia's honeybee industries
- Hit Parade
- Singing snails in the mail
Feature article
AQIS wins prestigious US environmental award
An AQIS-led initiative has won a major award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its achievements in protecting the Earth's ozone layer by reducing the use of methyl bromide in quarantine treatments.
Through the Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme, AQIS helps quarantine agencies in Indonesia, India, Malaysia and Thailand (with Papau New Guinea, China and the Philippines soon to join) to better manage exports to Australia, resulting in a signficant reduction of imported containers requiring re-fumigation on arrival.
Free Centenary timeline poster
Mailed copies of this issue of the Bulletin include a free souvenir poster that describes the evolution of quarantine in Australia over the last 100 years. E-mail us with your name and address to request a printed copy of the poster (A2 size). The poster is also available online.
AQIS Bulletin - May / June 2008 
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