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A proposed new ASTM International standard will assist users of cyanide analysis methods who want to work in compliance with the International Cyanide Management Code. The Code covers the proper handling of cyanide from production, transportation to processing sites and design of cyanide facilities, including detoxification, storage and release of excess cyanide processing waters. ASTM WK27288 ,…
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In an action effective on Nov. 10, 2009, 15 methods contained in 10 ASTM standards are among 25 analytical methods that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved for determining contaminant concentrations in samples collected under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The methods are under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D19.05 on Inorganic Constituents in Water, part of ASTM Committee D19…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, Jan. 17-21, Cocoa Beach, Fla., ASTM Staff Contact:, Brynn Murphy , Phone: 610-832-9640; bmurphy@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #84 52/Jan2010
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A type of lime that has been used in construction since ancient Roman times is now covered by an ASTM International standard. ASTM International Committee C07 on Lime has approved ASTM C1707 , Specification for Pozzolanic Hydraulic Lime for Structural Purposes. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C07.02 on Specifications and Guidelines. According to Margaret Thomson, the…
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Analysts in laboratories that use regression-based methods to determine uncertainty in data and customers that request such measurements will be the primary users of a new standard recently approved by ASTM International Committee D19 on Water. ASTM D7366 , Practice for Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty for Data from Regression-Based Methods was developed by Subcommittee D19.02 on Quality…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide a method for a comparative evaluation of limestone sources available for use in flue gas desulfurization (FGD) applications. The proposed standard, WK20129 , Test Method for Evaluating Limestone for Use in Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization Applications by Reactivity, is being developed by Subcommittee C07.05 on Chemical Tests, part of ASTM…
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ASTM International Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation will hold a forum on “Thermal Insulation in 2008: Perspectives on Economic Thickness, Contributions to Sustainability, and Design of Power & Process Facilities” on Monday, April 7, 2008, from 5 to 6 p.m., in Anaheim, Calif. The forum will be held in conjunction with the April 6-9 standards development meetings of the committee. Three…
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Work is continuing on a proposed new ASTM International standard that will aid laboratories and materials manufacturers in testing the moisture properties in construction materials. The proposed standard, WK16466 , Test Method for Moisture Retention Curves of Porous Building Materials Using Pressure Plates, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C16.33 on Insulation Finishes and Moisture, part…
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ASTM International Committee F36 on Technology and Underground Utilities invites all interested parties to participate in the standards developing activities of Subcommittee F36.60 on Infrastructure Asset Management. The subcommittee is currently developing its first standard. The new subcommittee was formed because the issue of asset management of underground assets of pipeline utilities has…
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Cyanide is routinely analyzed in water samples, often to demonstrate regulatory compliance; however, improper sample collection or pretreatment can result in significant positive or negative bias potentially resulting in unnecessary permit violations or undetected cyanide releases into the environment. Because of the importance and timeliness of these issues, ASTM Subcommittee D19.06 on Methods…
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A new ASTM International standard, C 1639 , Specification for Fabrication of Cellular Glass Pipe and Tubing Insulation, covers techniques for fabricating cellular glass blocks into billets that are then used to make pipe and tubing insulation. The standard, which was developed by Subcommittee C16.40 on Insulation Systems, part of ASTM International Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation, will be…