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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
- AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard v1.7 - November 2011
PDF [2mb] - AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard v1.7 - November 2011
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- Example of a Methyl Bromide Fumigation Certificate
PDF [30kb] - Example of a Methyl Bromide Fumigation Certificate
Word [33kb]
- Example of a Methyl Bromide Record of Fumigation
PDF [50kb] - Example of a Methyl Bromide Record of Fumigation
Word [67kb]
- AQIS Heat Treatment Standard
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Summary of minor changes to the AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard
The following changes have been made to the AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard to clarify and simplify some requirements of the Standard. Below is a description of the changes made.
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3.2 Fumigant Penetration
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Text has been added to clarify the AQIS perforation requirements, specifically the definition of 100 cm2 (10cm x 10cm square). |
The following changes have been made to the AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard
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Appendix 4: Example of Record of Fumigation |
Changes to the example of a record of fumigation have been made in order to simplify the completion of the document while ensuring all required information continues to be recorded. The record of fumigation document is completed by AFAS registered fumigation companies to record details of the AFAS fumigations they conduct for audit purposes. |
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Appendix 5: Example of a Fumigation Certificate |
Changes to the example of a fumigation certificate have been made in order to simplify the information contained within the certificate while ensuring all required information to determine the compliance of the fumigation covered by the certificate continues to be included. |
The following changes have been made to the AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard to clarify and simplify some requirements of the Standard. Below is a description of the changes made.
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3.1 Fumigant Circulation |
Changes to the Mandatory and Informative sections have been made to recognise that free air space requirements for effective treatment of a consignment will vary depending on the commodity and the method of packing. |
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3.2 Fumigant Penetration |
Additional clarification on the options available to the fumigator when assessing the suitability of consignments for fumigation and the requirements for fumigation of timber products. |
The following minor changes have been made to the AQIS Methyl Bromide Fumigation Standard to clarify and simplify some requirements of the Standard. Below is a description of the changes made.
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3.2 Impervious wrappings, surfaces and coatings |
Additional text in the informative section to clarify the options available to the fumigator when assessing the suitability of the consignment for fumigation. |
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8.1 Monitoring Frequency |
The text stating that the first readings must be taken at 30 minutes for 6 hour fumigations and between 30 minutes and 2 hours for longer exposure periods has been removed. |
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8.2 Fumigant levels – Start-point and End-point |
Table 2 - Monitoring times |
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8.3 Fumigant concentrations |
Text has been added to make it clear that some quarantine treatments may specify higher retention rates of fumigant at the end of the fumigation than what is shown in the Standard. If the retention rate on the treatment directive is higher than the Standard then this is what must be achieved for a successful fumigation. |
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Appendix 1 - Fumigation of Perishable Commodities |
1.3 deleted and numbering corrected |
07 Nov 2011
