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ASTM International has announced the launch of a foundational level eLearning certificate program on requirements for medical-related professionals within the cannabis and hemp industries. The program is now available through the MM411 Learning Center. The new program is based on ASTM’s guide for requirements for medical-related professionals within the cannabis and hemp industries ( D8452 ). It…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11779 ###
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ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) has developed a new standard that will aid real estate developers with preliminary karst terrain assessment. Karst is a type of terrain characterized by sinkholes, caves, sinking streams and large springs, which is a consequence of the presence of soluble bedrock such as limestone. The new standard provides a protocol for karst assessments that…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11748 ###
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ASTM International’s light sport aircraft committee ( F37 ) has approved a new standard that addresses aeroelasticity requirements of light sport aircraft. Aeroelasticity refers to the interaction of aerodynamic, inertial, and elastic forces that emerge during the relative movement of air and aircraft. According to ASTM member Rian Johnson, the new specification ( F3619 ) defines the standards…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org Release #11642 ###
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ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) is developing a proposed standard that will provide guidance on analyzing soil for nutrients using hyperspectral sensors. Such sensors are used to collect and process information via the electromagnetic spectrum. ASTM member Penelope Nagel says that agronomists, farmers, agronomic service providers, laboratories and fertilizer companies will…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11550 ###
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ASTM International’s manufacture of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products committee ( E55 ) has approved a new standard that will help advance the use of continuous manufacturing (CM) technologies in the biopharmaceutical industry. In a CM process, individual unit operations are integrated into a connected flow which provides multiple efficiencies in terms of scale and productivity. “…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9826; tmurdock@astm.org Release #11543 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will provide a test method related to quantifying volatile organic compounds through mass spectrometry. The standard ( D8460 ) was developed by ASTM’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ). The standard defines a practical way to perform quantitative analyses with a continuous point-source monitor. According to Chairman of ASTM D18.21.02 Lorne Everett, this standard…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11487 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help road construction professionals to better determine on-site water content in soil and rock. ASTM’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) developed the standard, which will soon be published as D8153. According to ASTM member Dan Pratt, construction crews will use the new standard to determine the mass of water contained per unit volume of in situ construction…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11467, ###
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ASTM International’s soil and rock committee ( D18 ) has approved a new standard that will help design engineers and regulators when using rockfall mitigation nettings on construction projects. Geohazard nettings are often used in mountainous regions to prevent falling rocks from penetrating into the roadways. ASTM International member Mike Koutsourais, PE, geohazard mitigations business unit…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #11437 ###
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A proposed ASTM International standard will help advance the concept of lyophilization (freeze-drying) as it is used in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. ASTM’s committee on manufacture of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products ( E55 ) is developing the proposed standard. “The proposed standard will promote a deeper understanding of the science and engineering of…
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A proposed ASTM International standard will be used to aid physical integrity testing of single-use systems (SUS) in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. SUS equipment has become a popular alternative to stainless steel equipment that has been generally used for biopharmaceutical manufacturing processes. ASTM International’s committee on manufacture of pharmaceutical and…