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A new ASTM International subcommittee will develop standards that will be used by contract laboratories, water utilities and others requiring or developing methods used for hydraulic fracturing. Subcommittee D19.09 on Water – Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee D19 on Water . Standards developed by D19.09 will be used to assess water quality and…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, Jan. 19-23, 2014, Melbourne, Fla., Technical Contact:, Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sunnyvale, Calif., Phone: 408-481-4227; richard.jack@thermofisher.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9418
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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 of Building Enclosures , part of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings . “There is a growing need to better understand the impacts and the…, ASTM Committee E06 Next Meeting:, Oct. 20-23, 2013, October Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Roman Stangl, Northern Microclimate Inc., Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, Phone: 226-444-0188, ext. 101; roman.stangl@northernmicroclimate.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9384
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide the first comprehensive approach to analyzing oxygen removal cartridges. ASTM WK39806 , Practice for the Capacity of Ion Exchange Oxygen Removal Cartridge, is being developed by Subcommittee D19.08 on Membranes and Ion Exchange Materials , part of ASTM International Committee D19 on Water . ASTM WK39806 will help determine the exchange…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, June 2-6, 2013, U.S. Geological Survey Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, Colo., Technical Contact:, G.Taylor Smith, Ionex Technologies Inc., Fall River, Mass., Phone: 508-677-2881; info@ionextechnologies.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9376
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ASTM International Subcommittee E06.77 on High-Rise Building External Evacuation Devices is seeking interested parties to join in the upcoming review of ASTM E2513 , Specification for Multi-Story Building External Evacuation Platform Rescue Systems. E06.77 is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings. ASTM E2513 covers specifications, safety…, ASTM Committee E06 Next Meeting:, Oct. 21-24, 2012, October Committee Week, Atlanta, Ga., Technical Contact:, Jonathan (Yoni) Shimshoni, Escape Rescue Systems, Tel-Aviv, Israel, Phone: +011-972-54-4579424; yoni@escaperescue.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9256
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires that operators of nuclear power plants measure the amount of the radionuclide carbon-14 in their gaseous effluents. A proposed new ASTM standard will aid plants (and other facilities at which fission reactions or spent fuel processing takes place) in making these measurements. The proposed standard, ASTM WK36397 , Practice for Sampling of C-14 in…, Technical Contact:, Robert Litman, Radiochemistry Laboratory Basics, The Villages, Fla., Phone: 352-633-8444; drbob20@comcast.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9223
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D19 Standards Used for Measuring Regulated Pollutants in Wastewater Ten standards developed by ASTM International Committee D19 on Water have been included in a final rule published in the Code of Federal Regulations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to approve methods for measuring regulated pollutants in wastewater. Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of…
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The term building enclosure refers to the materials, components, systems and assemblies intended to provide shelter and environmental separation between the interior and exterior of a building. A new ASTM standard will serve as a complete and authoritative practice for building enclosure commissioning. The new standard, ASTM E2813 , Standard Practice for Building Enclosure Commissioning, was…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide a comprehensive way to evaluate building materials and assemblies for use in below-base flood elevation construction. ASTM WK35237 , Practice for Determining the Flood Damage Resistance Rating of Materials and Assemblies, is being developed by Subcommittee E06.25 on Whole Buildings and Facilities , part of ASTM International Committee E06 on…
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A new ASTM International standard will be referenced by the International Cyanide Management Code as a guide to ASTM standards related to cyanide management. ASTM D7728 , Guide for Selection of ASTM Analytical Methods for Implementation of International Cyanide Management Code Guidance, was developed by Subcommittee D19.06 on Methods for Analysis for Organic Substances in Water , part of ASTM…
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The present edition of the ASTM E1557 , Classification of Building Elements and Related Sitework – UNIFORMAT II, is due for its next five-yearly re-ballot in 2014. In advance of that date, the UNIFORMAT II Task Group, part of Subcommittee E06.81 on Building Economics , is seeking input from users regarding their use, and suggestions for revision, to be considered for development and inclusion in…, ASTM Committee E06 Next Meeting:, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2011, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Anthony Huxley, Phone: 613-258-9324; E1557ReBallot@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #8996