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ASTM International’s committee on waste management ( D34 ) is seeking volunteers to help create five new standards related to waste treatment, recovery, and reuse (subcommittee D34.03)., Classification for Degradable Materials and Products (WK56175), This guide will help classify products based on how they degrade. It will support greater consistency and clarity for people who buy, sell, and use materials and products that claim to have certain degradation characteristics. In particular, the standard could help purchasing managers, waste-management operators, sustainability managers, and product managers., Guide for Operating an Anaerobic Digestion Facility (WK56176), Anaerobic digestion of organic waste, an alternative to composting, is gaining popularity for a number of reasons (e.gs., energy from biogas, avoiding fugitive leachate, improving life cycle analysis reporting). With more anaerobic digesters entering the market, there is a need for standards to measure degradation within these digesters. This new guide could help maximize safety and performance…, Practice for Estimating the Environmental Persistence of Materials Using First Order Rate Constant Calculations (WK56177), Experts working in waste management, environmental sciences, and chemical production need to know how long a product will remain intact and whether it will accumulate over time. This standard will help them estimate how long a material will remain in a specific environment, allowing them to better understand its long-term impact on the environment. Specifically, the standard provides a way to…, Guide for Materials Intended for Discard into Municipal Waste Water Treatment Facilities (WK57010), Some products are frequently discarded into wastewater systems. The guide will help determine whether a material will have a neutral, positive, or negative impact on wastewater systems. This will help companies better understand how their products degrade and choose environmentally-friendly materials., Guide for Materials Intended for Discard into Municipal Landfills (WK57011), Some products are frequently discarded into municipal landfills. The guide will help determine whether a material will have a neutral, positive, or negative impact on landfills. This will help companies better understand how their products degrade and choose environmentally-friendly materials. In addition, the standard could help waste operators determine what kinds of materials they allow to…, Committee on Waste Management (D34) Next Meeting:, April 24-27, 2017, Las Vegas, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Teresa Clark, ENSO Plastics, Mesa, Ariz., tel +1.623.242.2313; teresa.clark@ensoplastics.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10265
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By request from industry, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for cannabis. The no-fee meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m. EST at ASTM International’s global headquarters in, West Conshohocken, Pa., USA. Industry stakeholders and others interested in charting a path towards voluntary…, ASTM Cannabis Organizational Meeting:, Feb. 28, 2017, ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10251
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ASTM International’s committee on waste management ( D34 ) recently launched work on three proposed new standards. Anyone with an interest in waste management is invited to join the work on the following proposed standards, which are being developed by a subcommittee that focuses on treatment, recovery and reuse (D34.03). Guide for Creating Product Specific Waste Hierarchy (WK55328) This proposed…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Teresa Clark, ENSO Plastic, Mesa, Ariz., tel +1.623.242.2313; teresa.clark@ensoplastics.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10213
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A new ASTM International standard will help ensure the smooth flowing distribution of aviation fuel. The new standard (soon to be published as D8073, Test Method for Determination of Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuel by Small Scale Water Separation Instrument) details a fast and fully automated way to determine whether free water can be removed effectively from jet fuel…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants Next Meeting:, Dec. 4-8, 2016, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Ian Mylrea, Stanhope Seta Ltd., Chertsey, UK, tel +44.(0).1932.574589; ian.mylrea@stanhope-seta.co.uk, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10198
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Yesterday, more than 50 government and industry officials decided to launch a new ASTM International committee dedicated to developing standards in the area of commercial spaceflight. The Committee on Commercial Spaceflight (F47) will focus on standards development in areas such as occupant safety of orbital and suborbital vehicles, launch and reentry vehicles, and spaceports. James Thomas,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10195
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ASTM International Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants is welcoming participants to create the first constant volume combustion chamber test method that would measure the generic cetane number of diesel fuels (WK55849, Test Method for Determination of Generic Cetane Number (G-CN) of Diesel Fuel Oils Using a Constant Volume Combustion Chamber Primary Reference Fuels…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Next Meeting:, Dec. 4-8, 2016, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mike Sherratt, Stanhope-Seta, Ascot, Berks, Great Britain, tel + 44 (0) 1932 575033; mjs@stanhope-seta.co.uk, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org Release #10178
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With support from industry and government leaders, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for commercial spaceflight. This meeting comes in part as a result of the updated U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 (CSLCA). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s…, ASTM Commercial Spaceflight Meeting:, Oct. 24, 2016, RTCA, Inc.; 1150 18th St. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10170
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A new guide will help with selecting, installing, and using pumping equipment that carries heat-transfer fluids such as coolants. The standard ( D8046 , Guide for Pumpability of Heat Transfer Fluids) was created by ASTM International members who are experts in petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants (Committee D02 ). The new guide will provide a common language between consumers of heat…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Next Meeting:, December 4 – 8, 2016, December Committee Week, Lake Buena Vista, Florida., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, James E. Johnson, University of Texas at San Antonio, tel +1.210.458.5023; james.johnson1@usta.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10168
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A proposed ASTM International standard is aimed at creating a faster, simpler way to test the stability of lubricating greases. The test method could provide benefits such as using a smaller sample and providing results in a shorter time compared to other methods. Specifically, the standard will test the oxidation stability of lubricating greases under accelerated oxidation conditions. This will…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Next Meeting:, Dec. 4-8, 2016, D02 December 2016 Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Andrea Neumann, Anton Paar ProveTec GmbH, tel +49.33708.56.433; andrea.neumann@anton-paar.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10152
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A newly proposed ASTM International standard ( WK52873 Test Method for Evaluation of Diesel Engine Oils in T-13 Diesel Engine) will evaluate diesel engine oils for oxidation performance characteristics. This will help ensure that industry guidelines are used and trucks and other vehicles are receiving the proper oil for T-13 engines. Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants Next Meetin, g:, Dec. 4-8, 2016, D02 December Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, Florida., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Hap Thompson, Global PPL Standards Associates, tel +1.904.287.9596, hapjthom@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10146