Listed below are TAPPI Standards that have recently gone out for ballot to the corresponding Standard-Specific Interest Group (SSIG). The date in parentheses is the closing date for voting.

T 1219 sp-17 Storage of paper samples for optical measurements and color matching (February 24, 2022)
T 519 om-17 Diffuse opacity of paper (d/0 paper backing) (February 24, 2022)
T 1214 sp-17 Interrelation of reflectance, R0; reflectivity, R ; TAPPI opacity, C0.89; scattering, s; and absorption, k (February 24, 2022)
T 234 cm-12 Coarseness of pulp fibers (March 03, 2022)
T 483 cm-12 Odor of packaging materials (March 03, 2022)
T 265 cm-09 Natural dirt in wood chips (March 05, 2022)
T 207 cm-08 Water solubility of wood and pulp (March 05, 2022)
T 236 om-13 Kappa number of pulp (March 05, 2022)
T 223 cm-10 Pentosans in wood and pulp (March 05, 2022)
T 622 cm-10 Analysis of sodium hydrosulfite (March 09, 2022)
T 624 cm-11 Analysis of soda and sulfate white and green liquors (March 09, 2022)
T 449 om-14 Bacteriological examination of paper and paperboard (March 09, 2022)
T 516 cm-11 Envelope seal, seam, and window patch testing (March 09, 2022)

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