Posted 06/11/2024

Source Certain recently contributed to a trial conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry investigating the best ways to implement technologies verifying claims of species and harvest origin of regulated timber and timber products.

As part of the trial, Source Certain utilised its scientific wood and timber testing services to determine the species and harvest origin of various supplied timber samples collected by the Department. Source Certain relies on stable isotope analysis, trace element analysis and advanced microscopy to deliver these services.

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“A trial, which ended in June, tested more than 140 products and 39 distinct species.

Ms Osborn said it used a range of techniques including analysis of DNA, trace elements, wood anatomy and fibres.

“We chose [technologies] that have fairly robust reference databases,” Ms Osborn said.”

Read ABC article about the trial here