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Properly dealing with asbestos has been a problem within the real estate industry for decades. In the 1990s, a large number of lawsuits and settlements reflected the lack of understanding between users and producers regarding the scope, objectives and limitations of asbestos surveys, assessments and screens (terms that were often used interchangeably, if not correctly). However, the developers of…
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Participation is being sought for a new ASTM International subcommittee under the jurisdiction of Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management, and Corrective Action. The subcommittee, E50.06 on Forensic Environmental Investigations, will focus on the development of standards for processes and technologies applied to judicial, private and/or administrative procedures. Subcommittee…
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ASTM International Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices is now developing a proposed new standard, WK8619, Test Method for the Measurement of Crystallinity and Melting Point of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene via Differential Scanning Calorimetry. The proposed test method, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F04.15 on Material Test Methods, will focus on the…
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ASTM International Subcommittee F04.35 has recently undergone a name change. Formerly known as F04.35 on GI Endoscopes, the subcommittee, which is under the jurisdiction of Committee F04 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, is now known as Gastroenterolgy (GI). The name change indicates a broadening of the scope of activities for the subcommittee. James Bardwell, Leading Medical…