References, useful links & test methods

References to content on Wool metrology

Douglas, SAS & Couchman. R C, Industry View of the TEAM Prediction Formulae, Report to: IWTO Woolgrower's, Traders and Early Processors Committee, Nice, December, 1997

Douglas S.A.S. Wool Trading Requirements & Technical Limitations of IWTO Test Methods, AWTA Ltd, Melbourne, 2000

Sommerville, P.J., Objective Measurements - More than Pretty Numbers, AWTA Ltd, Melbourne, 1998

Sommerville, P.J., Technology & Standards Committee, Raw Wool Group, Report RWG03S, IWTO, Florence. 1999

Sommerville ,P.J. Technical & Commercial Requirements of Wool Testing Systems, , AWTA Ltd Newsletter, September 2001

Additional AWTA reference material

Testing the WoolClip,

Glossary of Terms,

Publications,

TEAM Final Report 1985

TEAM-3 Final Report

Test Specifications for Greasy Wool (IWTO)

IWTO-12 Measurement of the Mean and Distribution of Fibre Diameter Using the SIROLAN_LASERSCAN Fibred Diameter Analyser
IWTO-19 Determination of Wool Base and Vegetable Matter Base of Core Samples of Raw Wool
IWTO-28 Determination by the Airflow Method of the Mean Fibre Diameter of Core Samples of Raw Wool
IWTO-30 Determination of Staple Length and Staple Strength
IWTO-31 Calculation of IWTO Combined Certificates for Deliveries of Raw Wool
IWTO-38 Method for Grab Sampling Greasy Wool from Bales
IWTO-47 Measurement of the Mean and Distribution of Fibre Diameter of Wool Using and Optical Fibre Diameter Analyser (OFDA).
IWTO-56 Method for the Measurement of Colour of Raw Wool
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