The Standard-Specific Interest Groups (SSIGs) for the following Standards are in need of additional members. These groups may or may not have ballots currently open.

T 266 om-24 Determination of sodium, calcium, copper, iron and manganese in pulp and paper by atomic absorption spectroscopy

T 267 cm-15 Compression wood identification in pulpwood

T 272 sp-21 Forming handsheets for reflectance testing of pulp (sheet machine procedure)

T 434 cm-23 Acid-soluble iron in paper

T 444 sp-21 Silver tarnishing by paper and paperboard

T 454 om-21 Turpentine test for voids in glassine and greaseproof papers

T 461 cm-22 Flame resistance of treated paper and paperboard

T 476 om-21 Abrasion loss of paper and paperboard (Taber-type method)

T 512 sp-21 Creasing of flexible packaging material paper specimens for testing

T 572 sp-21 Accelerated pollutant aging of printing and writing paper by pollution chamber exposure apparatus

T 573 sp-21 Accelerated temperature aging of printing and writing paper by dry oven exposure apparatus

T 831 om-21 Water absorption of corrugating medium: water drop penetration test

T 1212 sp-21 Light sources for evaluating papers including those containing fluorescent whitening agents

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If no progress is made on balancing these SSIGs, then the respective methods may be considered for withdrawal at the next Q&SMC meeting. If you have an interest in becoming a member of either of these SSIGs please contact standards@tappi.org