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Many of NCASI's research programs result in the publication of Technical Bulletins or Special Reports. Since 1943, NCASI has published more than 1,000 of these documents, representing a major contribution to the body of technical literature on environmental quality management. To keep members informed about relevant regulatory policies and ongoing research efforts, NCASI distributes a variety of other publications, including alerts, newsletters, and handbooks. In addition, research articles authored or sponsored by NCASI frequently appear in peer-reviewed scientific journals and other external publications.
Some NCASI publications are distributed primarily to members; however, several are freely available to the public on this website, including the NCASI Methods Manual and the Forestry Environmental Program News. NCASI often provides copies of its publications at no |
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cost to academic institutions, libraries, and representatives of federal, state, and provincial government agencies. To request a document in printed form, email publications@ncasi.org or contact the NCASI Headquarters.
Below is a list of NCASI publications. Click on the name of a publication to reveal a brief description for it. |
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Corporate Correspondent Memoranda are current awareness bulletins issued by NCASI to alert member companies to new environmental developments of significance to the forest products industry. Issues presented in these memoranda usually have some urgency, such as an announcement of the comment period for a proposed regulation. In other cases, Corporate Correspondent Memoranda are used to announce a survey request or similar undertaking, and to solicit a single response from each member company. One (or in rare cases, more than one) Corporate Correspondent is identified by each member company to receive the Corporate Correspondent Memoranda and respond on behalf of his or her member company. |
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Email announcements are distributed when NCASI issues a Request for Proposal on forestry and wildlife topics. |
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Email announcements are distributed when NCASI issues a Request for Proposal on mill environment topics. |
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Strategic Information Memoranda are current awareness bulletins issued to alert Canadian member companies to new environmental developments of significance to the forest products industry in Canada. Issues presented in these memoranda usually have some strategic relevance to regulatory issues being tracked in Canada, and are a complementary publication to detailed time-sensitive analyses of U.S. and Canadian environmental developments presented through Corporate Correspondent Memoranda. |
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NCASI occasionally sponsors academic research that leads to a graduate thesis or doctoral dissertation. Abstracts of some of these papers will be made available on this website in the future; reprints may be available through the academic institution. |
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NCASI authors and academic researchers sponsored by NCASI often contribute to compilations and meetings proceedings published by government agencies such as the USDA Forest Service. These documents are typically available from a government agency upon request. |
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Results of NCASI-sponsored research are frequently published in the scientific, peer-reviewed literature. Papers by NCASI staff or academic researchers sponsored by NCASI have recently been published in journals such as Conservation Biology, Canadian Journal of Forestry Research, Forest Ecology and Management, and Ecological Modelling. Abstracts of some of these papers are available on this website; reprints are usually available through the journal publisher. |
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The Environmental Resource Handbook for Wood Products Plants was designed to assist NCASI member companies in familiarizing their new environmental personnel with relevant regulatory requirements. This 240-page document has nine chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of federal environmental laws and regulations. The next five chapters focus on major operations found at wood products plants (woodyard, drying, pressing, finishing, and steam/thermal oil generation) and EPA regulations applicable to each. Information specific to lumber, engineered lumber, plywood, particleboard, OSB, MDF, hardboard, and fiberboard is included in these chapters. The final three chapters cover topics of broad applicability—wastewater, solid waste management, and environmental measurement, monitoring, and modeling. The Handbook provides many hyperlinks to relevant NCASI publications (Technical Bulletins, Special Reports, and Corporate Correspondent Memoranda) and EPA websites and publications. The initial version of the Handbook was released in October 2004. |
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The Handbook of Environmental Regulations and Control, Volume 1: Pulp and Paper Manufacturing (formerly the Environmental Resource Handbook for Pulp and Paper Mills) was designed to assist NCASI member companies in familiarizing their new environmental personnel with relevant regulatory requirements. This 500-page, 14-chapter document is an extensive compilation of material related to EPA regulations applicable to pulp and paper manufacturing operations. Chapter 1 presents an overview of environmental laws and major regulations. The next nine chapters cover each major process area found in pulp and paper mills (woodyard, pulping, pulp washing, bleaching, papermaking, chemical recovery, miscellaneous kraft processes, steam and power generation). EPA regulations pertinent to emissions, discharges and solid wastes from each process area are identified and explained. Three additional chapters deal with wastewater treatment, solid waste management, and sampling and monitoring methods. The final chapter covers emerging issues. The Handbook provides many hyperlinks to relevant NCASI publications (Technical Bulletins, Special Reports, and Corporate Correspondent Memoranda) and EPA websites and publications. The initial version of the Handbook was released in February 2001, and it was most recently updated (and renamed) in September 2008. |
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NCASI often develops, as part of its Technical Studies Program, methods for analytical parameters for which no rigorously tested or validated methods are available. Once developed, these methods are frequently used for other program applications and to respond to regulatory and member company requests. Previously provided only in the appendices to a Technical Bulletin or Special Report, methods developed by NCASI are now compiled in a single handbook. This NCASI Methods Manual is of greatest interest to company representatives involved in environmental monitoring, mill research programs, and analysis of environmental samples. Updates to the manual, issued once or twice a year, include new methods and/or revisions to existing methods.The Manual is organized in three main sections: (1) water, wastewater, and process liquid methods; (2) air methods; and (3) workplace methods. In addition, an appendix of commonly-used analytical abbreviations, acronyms and definitions is included in the manual. |
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In cooperation with the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), NCASI has for several years published the Handbook of Substance-Specific Information for NPRI Reporting to provide forest products companies with a resource for determining whether reporting of certain substances under the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) program is necessary for a Canadian facility, and for assistance in preparing NPRI reports when required. NCASI updates this material every year in March, distributes it on CD-ROM, in both English and French, in two volumes: one for Wood Products Facilities and one for Pulp and Paper Mills.
The Handbook is distributed to all FPAC and NCASI member companies in Canada. Additionally, to encourage its use throughout the entire Canadian forest products industry, NCASI offers to license the use of the Handbook to companies that are not presently affiliated with FPAC or NCASI. |
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In 1988, NCASI issued the first edition of its Handbook of Chemical-Specific Information for SARA Section 313 Form R Reporting (a.k.a., the SARA Handbook). This handbook provides information to assist Members and Sustaining Members in the U.S. in the task of completing EPA Form R, the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form. A major update to the handbook is prepared by NCASI staff and distributed every year (usually March or April), and additional updates are distributed as needed throughout the year. All updates are issued to Corporate Correspondents as well as to mill contacts on the SARA Handbook distribution list. |
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This guide provides descriptions of various methods used to measure chemicals that may be present in pulp and paper industry workplaces. It references information and exposure limits provided by OSHA, NIOSH, and ACGIH, and lists related NCASI publications. |
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NCASI may occasionally publish a document that does not fit into one of the other categories of publications, and it will be classified as a miscellaneous document. |
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A bi-weekly newsletter directed toward technical personnel associated with the industry's environmental protection programs. The publication is designed to keep readers informed about NCASI programs and developments in industry and federal regulatory agencies. |
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A quarterly newsletter addressing the environmental information needs of mills using recovered paper. Topics covered include regulatory developments, use of POTWs for wastewater treatment, beneficial uses for deinking residuals, and SARA reporting requirements of special interest to mills using recovered paper. |
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A bi-weekly newsletter directed toward professionals associated with the industry's forestry programs, covering such topics as sustainable forestry practices and wildlife protection. |
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This newsletter provides periodic updates on the research NCASI is undertaking for its Canadian member companies, as well as other relevant environment- and forestry-related information that may be of interest to the Canadian forest products industry. The newsletter includes details on the results of selected NCASI projects, and keeps readers apprised as to the availability of relevant mill environment and forest environment information. |
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The NCASI Research Brief series highlights various aspects of the Technical Studies Program. |
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Findings of NCASI special studies in such areas as environmental protection expenditures, measurement methods and control technology development are published as Special Reports. Members may access the entire collection of NCASI Special Reports on this website. |
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The Technical Bulletin series is NCASI's primary publication. These bulletins describe the results of the organization's research studies. Approximately 25 Technical Bulletins are published each year. Since 1943, NCASI has published more than 1,300 titles in this series, which represents a major contribution to the body of technical literature on environmental quality management. Subsets of the Technical Bulletin series include the Atmospheric Pollution General Bulletins (APGB) published from 1956 to 1967, and the Atmospheric Quality Technical Bulletins (AQTB) published from 1957 to 1981. Members may access the entire collection of NCASI Technical Bulletins on this website. |
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