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WHAT IS EOO.HOO?

On January 21,18y2, at nine minutes past 3:0O p.m., six men werc stran&d by a delayed train in Gurdon, Ar. Therc and then the enthusiastic group of six &vis€d the Concatenatcd Odcr of Hoo-Hoo, now the oldet indudrid frrtcrnd cganization in the world.

Morc than 95,ffi) iodividuals in four countdcsfrom all aspectsof the forcsl ptoducts industry havc joincd Hoo-Hoo clubs ovet the years. Thcir aims lrc fellowship and promotion of thc lumbet industry.

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Tests Confirm Treated Wood ls Safe

Vegetables grown in snall bins made of either untreated pine, Wolmanized pressure txeated wood or Wolmanized Extra weather resistant lumber for 12 weeks and vegetables purchased at the grocery store were analyzed for the presence of preservative ingredients in a recent test at Hickson Corp.'s Technical Center near Atlanta Ga- Small amounts of each element were found in all vegetables.

Since there were not grealrr amounts in the vegetables raised in treated bins, the test concluded there was "no uptake of the metal constituents into tle vegetables."

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Bill Baldwin, Hickson vice president of technical and environmental services, said, "Our test results confinn previous studies by scientisb around the world. No harmful effects have been found in investigations such as the Food and Drug Administration's Market Basket Survey, the Swedish National Food Association potato sordy, the Texas County Extension agent garden study and papers that have appeared in several technical journals. I hope our study, along with this other data, will reassure anyone with doubts about Eeated wood and finally put the safety question to rgsL"

Flooring Association Rejects OSB

Despite a study by tbe Virginia Polyt€chnic Institute that found OSB a suitable substrate for nail-installed hardwood flooring (see Feb., p. 23), the National Wood Flooring Association does not recommend OSB generically as a suitable subsEate.

The difficulty in interpreting the results of the study arises from the fact that there is no commonalty of structure of OSB, NWFA president Ralph Singer said. Since the vrious brands use a number of differing manufac0ring methods and ingredients, the association cannot make any recorunendation regrdrng its use.

Consequently, NWFA believes that if you desire to use OSB as an underlayment forhardwood flooring, you should look to the individual manufacturer for its specific product warnmty. OSB is not a generic iteuU unlike boards and plywood.

Gonsumer Awareness Push Begins

The wood preserving industry will conduct an intense communications campaign to improve retailer and wholesaler participation in the industry's Voluntary Consumer Awareness Progrm (Vcee; this month.

Originating in 1986, rhis program provides reated wood purchasers with Consumer Information Sheets outliniag benefits, use and handling p'rocedures for working with tbe product. "Retailers and wholesalers need to fully understand the importance and responsibilities of their roles in the volmtary consumef awaeness pfogfam and the need to train and motivate sales persmnel to ptrticipate," expliained Bill Crossman, American Wood Preservers Institute p'roduct acceptance commifiee chainnan.

AWPI is asking all wood preserving industry members to contact retailers and wholesalers across the country between June 14 and 25 o make tbem aware of the need !o disribute Consumer Information Sheets to each treated wmd puchaser. Since the progrm's inception, puticrpation of wood preservativ€ formrrlrtors and wood tr€aters has remained nearly 100%, but due to high personnel turnovef, rates and incorrect perceptims, participation and awar€ness mtes rmong fetail€,fs and wholesalers have declined.

The program is one of several measu€s AWPI detailed !o the EPA last fall to show tbeir intflt o imp,rove the disuibution of Consumer Infamation Sheets to consumers. Results of industry reserch to deteimine tbe t)"e of stfre signs tbat best attract auention and promp treated wood prnchasers !o rcquest a Consumer Infqmation Sheet dso will bo released this month.

International Hardwood Program

The International Hardwood Producs Association's CLJRE (Conservation, Ufilization, Refaestation, Rlucation) Committee is expanding is waldwide effors to preserve tropical for€sts.

To increase mabogany growth and encourage timb€r trade ftom sustainable menaged sources, CLJRE will sponsm collection of viable seeds from nanre uees for ploting on degraded agriculurral lands in Central ild Soutb Am€rica- Popularly lnown as "Johnny tvtaloganyse€a' tbe pro grm will be supervisedin each cqmry by aplancoordinator. The frnt to take part, Bolivh and Brazil will serrre as models for other nati<ns.

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