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Quarantine Treatments and Fumigants

Treatments applied for quarantine purposes are part of managing the risk of introducing exotic pests and diseases, however only when conducted correctly is the treatment deemed to be effective.

The AQIS Standards outline best practice methodologies for applying quarantine treatments.  This information gives treatment providers, both in Australia and overseas, the necessary information to understand AQIS requirements to effectively treat consignments for import into Australia.

AQIS quarantine treatments and fumigants
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AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard v1 4 February 2009

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Summary of minor changes to the AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard February 2010 [62kb] [36kb]
AQIS Heat Treatment Standard [271kb] [171kb]