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ASTM International News
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Guide for Design Sustainable Low-Slope Roofing Systems
ASTM International Committee D08 on Roofing and Waterproofing, through its Subcommittee D08.24 on Sustainability, is developing several standards for sustainable roofing systems. One such standard is WK26599, Guide for Design of Sustainable, ...
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Sustainable laundry best practices
A new ASTM International standard identifies and defines sustainable laundry best management practices that are used by commercial laundry facilities to reduce their impact on the environment. D7841, Practice for Sustainable Laundry Best Management ...
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Nitric Acid Extraction
A proposed new nitric acid extraction standard being developed by ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials will be used to protect water used for drinking, recreational and agricultural purposes from ...
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Standardization squared
If you were walking around Q-Lab’s headquarters or any of our global locations, it wouldn’t take long to hear someone — sales professionals, product engineers, help desk technicians, marketing application specialists, upper ...
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Bisphenol A
Biosolids post application. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a high production volume chemical widely used in manufacturing polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins that are used in many industries. Procedures described in a new ASTM International standard ...
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Electrical Leak Location
A proposed new ASTM International standard will describe all field-proven electrical methods for locating leaks in installed geomembranes. WK42576, Practice for Electrical Leak Location on Exposed Geosynthetics, is currently being developed by ...
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Severe Wastewater Testing Apparatus
The headspace in domestic wastewater collection and treatment systems is a severe environment that can impact even high performance protective coatings. A proposed new ASTM International standard covers an apparatus and set of procedures that are ...
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The Road to Ulan Bator
I n 1972, when I first came to ASTM, inclusion was very much on everybody’s mind. It was believed that anyone “interested in or affected by” the outcome of a standard should be part of its development. Back then, active ...
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Phthalates in PVC Plastics
Section 108 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 prohibits certain products from containing six specified phthalates. A new ASTM International standard, under the jurisdiction of Committee D20 on Plastics, provides a method for the ...
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Cooperation in Standards with the Middle East
Representatives from standards organizations in the Gulf region came to ASTM International for an April workshop exploring sustainability in construction, related standards and related programs. Four sessions, two days and one goal of sharing ...
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ASTM To Launch Environmental Product Declaration Program for Sealants
The Adhesive and Sealant Council is partnering with ASTM International to raise awareness of the development of environmental product declarations for the adhesive industry by educating industry on the value of Type III EPDs and proactively engaging ...
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Snow and Ice Accretion
The study and assessment of snow and ice accretion — the process by which snow and ice build up on solid objects exposed to freezing precipitation — will be the purpose of a new ASTM task group within Subcommittee E06.55 on Performance ...
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Invasive Plant Listing
A proposed new ASTM standard will describe the criteria and procedures by which to develop an invasive plant list for a specific geographic region and will serve as a foundation for creating such lists to support building codes and related ...
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Sustainable Meeting Accommodations
A newly published ASTM International specification on selecting accommodations for environmentally sustainable meetings joins eight previously approved ASTM standards to complete a suite covering the major areas of sustainable event planning. The ...
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Modernizing the Plastics Resin Identification Code
A revised ASTM International standard on the Resin Identification Code, which details the labeling system for post-consumer plastics, is designed to provide for a more effective use of the system. Stakeholders across the recycling industry will ...
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Density and Water Content
A new ASTM International standard will be used by contractors and government agencies for quality control and quality assurance of electromagnetic soil density gauges. D7830/D7830M, Test Method for In-Place Density (Unit Weight) and Water Content ...
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Vapor Intrusion
A proposed new ASTM International standard will link easy to use, cost-effective and nonintrusive passive sampling with concentration data to measure vapor intrusion. WK40037, Guide for Determining Concentration Values from Groundwater, Air and Soil ...
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Highlighting Building Safety
This May, ASTM International is among the sponsors of Building Safety Month, as proclaimed by the International Code Council. According to the ICC website, “Building Safety Month is a public awareness campaign offered each year to help ...
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ASTM Homeland Security Committee Member Presents at Tokyo Conference
On March 4, Peter J. Chiaro Jr., a member of ASTM International Committee E54 on Homeland Security Applications, presented at the Seminar on Standards and Criteria for Radiation Measurement and Protection Pertaining to Radioactive Decontamination. ...
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ASTM International Chairman Speaks at City College of New York Informational Day
Mary C. McKiel, Ph.D., 2013 chairman of ASTM International’s board of directors, attended an informational day organized by the alumni group of the City College of New York. The audience consisted of undergraduate and graduate students ...