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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Hi Ian,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>My apologies for not responding sooner but I have been
away from the office sampling. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial><SPAN class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Thank you for letting me know that I did not fully
explain myself. </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>VOCs, ozone, and the policies surrounding it are
difficult to explain in an email but here goes. </SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Have you noticed the push towards products that don't
reduce air quality (both indoor, which eventually gets outdoor, and
outdoor)?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>For example, visit the Benjamin Moore website to see
the no VOC products. Here is a link:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010><A
href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal;jsessionid=hpZ4MhdFRdvC3GvhXngzkvPvMklscJKL3S1LVpbXNXT1vTvTQGy5!-1012232066?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=fh_mm_hiddenPage&np=public_site%2Fapplications%2Fmultimedia%2Fnatura">http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb/portals/bmps.portal;jsessionid=hpZ4MhdFRdvC3GvhXngzkvPvMklscJKL3S1LVpbXNXT1vTvTQGy5!-1012232066?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=fh_mm_hiddenPage&np=public_site%2Fapplications%2Fmultimedia%2Fnatura</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial><SPAN class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>The cost of the research to develop these products is
being driven by air quality issues in the US, particularly in southern
California. You likely have seen mention of that area in the LEED
certification?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Why?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>In the US, when ground level ozone (created by nitrogen
oxides in the presence sunlight and VOCs, which act as an enzyme to
drive the photochemical reaction) exceed a certain threshold in a given region,
federal funding to that region is cut. (I am Canadian Co-Chair of the US
Northeast Region Air Quality Committee.) </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Thus, the push to reduce VOCs in paints, stains,
building products and their LEED certification for air quality is driven by a
need to limit the VOCs that catalyzes ground-level ozone formation. It is my
understanding that scented personal and laundry care products will be
next.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Canada continues to develop its clean air
legislation. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>For example, here is a link to the announcement of
legislation that will limit VOC levels in automotive refinishing
products:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010><A
href="http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=D388EF18-D3A8-4226-BD23-FB0F3434973B">http://www.ec.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=714D9AAE-1&news=D388EF18-D3A8-4226-BD23-FB0F3434973B</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Here is a quote from that release:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010> <FONT color=#ffff00 size=3
face="Times New Roman">"The Government of Canada is serious about cleaning up
the air to protect the environment and health of Canadians, "said Canada's
Environment Minister, Jim Prentice. "This is one of a series of regulations
we are putting in place to reduce VOC emissions from everyday consumer and
commercial products."</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>I trust that the policy makers at the US Environmental
Protection Agency and Environment Canada know what is
critical. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial><SPAN class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial><SPAN class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>I work on the response of trees and forests to ozone.
Have a look at the research that came out of Aspen FACE in Wisconsin, where I
was an investigator.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010><A
href="http://aspenface.mtu.edu/investigators.htm">http://aspenface.mtu.edu/investigators.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>If you were at the urban forestry meeting in Quebec,
have a look at the abstract of the paper on a proposed study of ozone and urban
forest trees, which a group of us at the Atlantic Forestry
Centre worked on for three years to bring it to life. The lead author
was Percy. We developed this project in consultation with 14 Canadian
cities from Vancouver to St. John's. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Because of what I have learned from my research, I
personally make every effort to reduce my VOC footprint.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>A garden centre in Fredericton brought in the recycled
tire, clay-coloured mulch several years ago, few bought it because of the odour.
I could smell it across the parking lot. It is no longer available
here.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>I agree something has to be done with tires. Perhaps
the next phase is to render the product free of VOCs.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>If you or anyone else needs a further explanation
or a clarification about ozone and trees, please contact me at 506
458-0113.
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Best regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=971201712-17062010>Joanne</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial><SPAN class=971201712-17062010></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> canufnet-bounces@list.web.net
[mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ian
Wilson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:16 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Canadian
Urban Forest Network<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANUFNET] Tree wells and
weeds<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Hi Dr.
MacDonald,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">I guess I don’t understand your
point, as these are made from recycled rubber tires. Will these tree mats
really create an appreciable amount of rubber odour or VOC’s compared to the
millions of rubber tires on vehicles that are driving along the roads and
releasing rubber particles into the environment? What is the alternative -
to landfill the used tires?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Thanks, Ian
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>MacDonald, Joanne<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 17, 2010 5:55
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Canadian Urban Forest Network<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CANUFNET]
Tree wells and weeds<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Good
morning,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Here are several
things to consider.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Are they LEED
certified for air quality? LEED provides a maximum value allowed. At any rate,
they are still sources of VOCs. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">VOCs combine
with exhaust fumes in sunlight to create ground-level ozone, which damages
trees.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rubber comes from
latex. Given the ban on latex balloons in hospitals (at least in the Maritimes)
together with warnings in Emergency Department and dentist's offices to tell
staff if you have latex allergies, is it wise to expose
people?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Anyone
with sensitivity to rubber tire odour will find it difficult especially when
temperatures rise. </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The latest statistics
on Environmental Illness is that an average of 20% of the North American
population has it.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please
reconsider.</SPAN><SPAN
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canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Ian Wilson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 14, 2010 3:55
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Canadian Urban Forest Network<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CANUFNET]
Tree wells and weeds</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>FYI - This might be of interest to other urban
foresters.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>We have a lot of open “tree wells”, they are usually 4 or 6
feet square tree pits in hardscape without a tree grate, and weeds have been an
on-going issue. Especially now that we don’t spray pesticides much
anymore. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=MsoNormal>We’ve been looking for some
alternative solutions for a few years now. One product that we have tried
that seems to work pretty well are the recycled rubber tree rings but of course
the problem is that they are round and don’t come in the right sizes.
Recently we were able to find a manufacturer who is going to custom make some
large rubber tree mats for us. These are 100% recycled rubber, LEED
certified, they come in a variety of colours and I believe they are porous so
they allow water and air to pass.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>We’re going to try some out. In case others are
interested in trying this, here’s what we’ve been quoted by Eco-Flex out of
Alberta (<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">shekhar@telus.blackberry.net)</SPAN>:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">46" X 46" @$70ea
less 20% your discount = $54ea<BR><BR>72" X 72" @$95ea less 20% your discount =
$76ea<BR><BR>Freight and tax extra.<BR><BR>Availability 2-3 weeks from the date
of receipt of the P.O. Because this is a non standard / special size order.
Future orders of the same size will expedited faster.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: #b71234; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ian
Wilson</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">,
Park Services Manager<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Civic
Operations<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">TEL
250 469-8842 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">FAX<B>
</B>250 862-3335<BR><BR><B>City of Kelowna</B> 1359 KLO road, Kelowna, BC
V1W 3N8 </SPAN><B><SPAN
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href="http://www.kelowna.ca"><SPAN
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