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A watertight septic system ensures its integrity, and demonstrating that integrity is important because such systems have over time become more complex, expensive and critical to both system owners and to the environment. A new ASTM International standard fills a need for an in-field installation test for septic systems. The new standard, ASTM C1719 , Test Method for Installed Precast Concrete…, ASTM Committee C27 Next Meeting:, Dec. 6-7, 2011, December Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Michael R. Miller, Press-Seal Gasket Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., Phone: 260-918-1626; mmiler@press-seal.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9008
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ASTM International Committee B02 on Nonferrous Metals and Alloys is currently working on a proposed new ASTM International standard for zinc alloys being used for spin casting. The proposed standard, ASTM WK30745 , Specification for Zinc Alloys for Spin Casting, is being developed by Subcommittee B02.04 on Zinc and Cadmium. According to Bernard Potts, president of Village Casting Inc., and a…
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Hard surface cleaning products that employ steam comprise a new and growing segment of the vacuum cleaner market, although there are currently no agreed-upon industry-wide standards for such products. A new ASTM subcommittee, F11.40 on Steam Products , part of ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners , will be developing test methods to measure the performance and durability of steam…
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Determining and potentially reducing the amount of energy expended by vacuum cleaners is the purpose of a proposed new ASTM international standard, WK21491 , Test Method For Determining Energy Consumption of Vacuum Cleaners Relative to Cleaning. The proposed standard is being developed by Task Group F11.20.04 On Energy Usage And Performance, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F11.20 on…
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ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners invites all interested parties to participate in a virtual meeting regarding a new standards developing activity on vacuum cleaner energy measurements. The meeting will be held June 25 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Through this activity, Committee F11 plans to develop a standard or set of standards that will aid in increasing the energy efficiency of…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide a definable quality specification for both producers and consumers of secondary Prime Western Grade zinc metal. WK16399 , Specification for Prime Western Grade-Recycled (PWG-R) Zinc Metal Produced from Recycled Zinc Secondary Material, is being developed by Subcommittee B02.04 on Zinc and Cadmium, part of ASTM International Committee B02 on…
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Particulate matter emitted during the use of a vacuum cleaner is a significant area of concern that ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners has dealt with by developing and approving F 2608 , Test Method for Determining the Change in Room Air Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum Cleaning Process. Now, the committee is developing a proposed new standard that addresses the final…
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Responding to an increasing level of interest from engineers, regulators and communities, ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products has formed new Subcommittee C27.70 on Precast Concrete Products for Stormwater Management. “New environmental regulations, as well as vastly improved methods of meeting these, have created many new products and practices for stormwater management…
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ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners has fulfilled an industry need with the approval of a new standard, F 2608 , Test Method for Determining the Change in Room Air Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum Cleaning Process. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F11.23 on Filtration. “The industry determined a need for a test method that is representative of…
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Although alkali resistant glass fibers have been commercially available for more than 30 years, there has not been an official standard that clearly defines what is required to make glass fibers resistant to alkali attack without the need for protective coatings. ASTM International Committee C27 on Precast Concrete Products has recently developed such a standard, C 1666/C 1666M , Specification…