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ASTM International’s air quality committee ( D22 ) has approved a new standard that will help measure the performance of ambient outdoor air quality sensors. The new standard ( D8559 ) and a previously approved standard ( D8406 ) are the first to institute standardized performance tests and criteria for ambient outdoor air quality sensors. Geoff Henshaw, an ASTM member who recently presented…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Ashley Wiand, tel +1.610.832.9551; awiand@astm.org Release #11847 ###
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A new standard approved by ASTM International’s air quality committee ( D22 ) will be used to assess and help prevent human exposure to lead hazards in the air. The new test method ( D8568 ) covers the determination of lead in airborne particulate, dust by wipe and micro-vacuuming, paint, and soil collected in and around buildings and related structures using graphite furnace atomic absorption…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Ashley Wiand, tel +1.610.832.9551; awiand@astm.org Release #11837 ###
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A new ASTM International standard ( D8560 ) will help to determine the presence of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the indoor air environment. ASTM’s air quality committee ( D22 ) developed the new standard. According to ASTM member Dustin Poppendieck, quantifying PFAS concentrations in indoor air is important for accurate and meaningful exposure analysis and risk assessments since some PFAS…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Ashley Wiand, tel +1.610.832.9551; awiand@astm.org Release #11832 ###
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ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee ( F42 ) is developing a suite of proposed standards that will be used for quality assurance and quality control of materials and components used for additive construction with cementitious materials. The suite includes the following: Practice for Additive Manufacturing -- Fresh and Very Early Age Properties of Concretes Used for…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #11820 ###
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Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM International, has announced Wohlers Report 2024 . The report, published for 29 consecutive years, provides organizations worldwide with detailed guidance, perspective, and research results on the additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing industry. Shipment of AM systems for metal parts, as shown in the following graph, increased by 24.4% in 2023. Wohlers…, A graph of sales Description automatically generated, Source: Wohlers Report 2024 “Investors, government agencies, and organizations adopting AM are eager to know what will drive growth in the future,” said Terry Wohlers, head of advisory services and market intelligence at Wohlers Associates. “Significant expansion will come from a much wider range of applications and demand for end-use parts. For this to occur, systems will become faster, reducing…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11810 ###
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Papers are invited for ASTM International’s Workshop on Surface and Dermal Sampling Methods for Exposure Assessment and Monitoring , to be held Oct. 10, 2024, in Orlando, FL. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s air quality committee ( D22 ) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. The development of standards on surface and dermal sampling…, June 30, 2024, . The workshop cochairs can be reached by email: Steven Verpaele ( sverpaele@nickelinstitute.org ), Michael Brisson ( mike.brisson@srnl.doe.gov ), and Xiaoyu Liu (Liu.Xiaoyu@epa.gov). For more information about this workshop, please visit: https://go.astm.org/surface-and-dermal-sampling-methods https://go.astm.org/surface-and-dermal-sampling-methods ., Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11789 ###
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Registration has opened for ASTM’s Additive Manufacturing (AM) Medical Device Verification Workshop, to be held virtually on, March 19, 2024, . The workshop is organized by ASTM’s additive manufacturing technologies committee ( F42 ), more specifically its AM medical applications subcommittee (F42.07.03). According to ASTM member Ryan Kircher of rms Company, this free workshop will help drive the future of additive manufactured medical device testing by pinpointing key new standards that could benefit from either standardization or…, Committee Contact:, Tessa Llewelyn, tel +1.610.832.9677 ; tllewelyn@astm.org Release #11784 ###
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Registration is now open for ASTM International’s Beard Conference: Asbestos Terminology , to be held Apr. 10-12, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s air quality committee ( D22 ) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. This terminology summit will feature two days of presentations and moderated…, Frank Ehrenfeld, (, frankehrenfeld@iatl.com ). For more information about this symposium, please visit: https://go.astm.org/beard-conference-asbestos-terminology https://go.astm.org/beard-conference-asbestos-terminology ., Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11782 ###
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Urmilla Jokhu-Sowell, vice president of advocacy and technical services for the National Glass Association (NGA) , has started her three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. Jokhu-Sowell, MSCE, PE, as a vice…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11765 ###
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Lisa Rogers, president of Mycometer, Inc., has started her three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. Rogers has over 30 years of experience in environmental health and safety and has focused on indoor air quality…, Media Inquiries, : Gavin O’Reilly , tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11760 ###