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Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents is responsible for more than 50 ASTM standards that are used for testing antimicrobial treated articles as well as topical antimicrobials and disinfectants versus bacteria, fungi and viruses. The subcommittee is part of ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides and Alternative Control Agents. One of the most widely used of E35.15 standards, ASTM…, ASTM Committee E35 Next Meeting:, Oct. 11-14, October Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, Robert Monticello, AEGIS Environmental Management, Midland, Mich., Phone: 989-832-8180; rmonticello@microbeshield.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8604
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Manufacturers developing treated fabrics or air filters, as well as end users who want to specify an article that performs under conditions of moisture and nutrient load, will be the primary users of new ASTM International standard ASTM E2722 , Test Method for Using Seeded-Agar for the Screening Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity in Fabric and Air Filter Media. ASTM E2722 is under the…, ASTM Committee E35 Next Meeting:, Oct. 11-14, October Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, Daniel Price, InterfaceFLOR, LaGrange, Ga., Phone: 706-812-6266; daniel.price@interfaceglobal.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8555
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Regulatory agencies may soon require buffer zones around sprayed farm fields. A proposed ASTM International standard will be used to measure the drift reduction performance of tank mix adjuvants designed to reduce spray drift during the application of pesticides. Farmers can decrease the size of these buffer zones by using these adjuvants. ASTM WK27419 , Test Method for Characterization of…
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency registered 282 copper alloys as antimicrobial materials with public health claims in February 2008. Now, test methods developed in discussions between the EPA and the Copper Development Association during the registration process are being developed as proposed ASTM International standards. Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents, part of ASTM…, ASTM Committee E35 Next Meeting:, April 19-22, April committee week, St. Louis, Mo., Technical Contact:, James H. Michel, Copper Development Association Inc., New York, N.Y., Phone: 212-251-7210; jmichel@cda.copper.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8 508/Feb2010
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Outbreaks of the H1N1 influenza this year have increased the public’s awareness and use of leave-on hand antiseptics, popularly known as hand sanitizers. ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides and Alternative Control Agents is now developing a proposed new standard that will measure the antibacterial activity of hand sanitizers on people’s hands. ASTM WK23789 , Test Method for Evaluation…
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Biofilm, which is defined as microorganisms living in a self-organized cooperative community, is still under the radar for many industry, medical, professional and regulatory agencies. A newly approved ASTM International standard is the latest in a series of biofilm standards being developed by Committee E35 on Pesticides and Alternative Control Agents. The new standard, E2647 , Test Method for…
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While drug products must be tested for chemical and physical stability in their market packages, the testing process can be long and expensive. A proposed new ASTM International standard under the jurisdiction of Committee D10 on Packaging will provide a quick and accurate method to minimize the necessary package testing. The proposed standard, WK21601 , Test Method for Measuring Water Vapor…
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While the use of radio frequency identification transponders has become common for inventory tracking purposes, RFID system performance can be affected by product and packaging materials. A new ASTM standard can be used to provide a framework for testing RFID system performance that can be applied to, and compared across, all RFID manufacturer systems in any industrial application that involves a…
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The need to create a more realistic simulation for the small parcel shipping and handling environment was the impetus for the development of a new ASTM standard, D7386 , Practice for Performance Testing of Packages for Single Parcel Delivery Systems. Subcommittee D10.21 on Shipping Containers and Systems—Application of Performance Test Methods, under the jurisdiction of ASTM International…
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ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides and Alternative Control Agents has now published the last in a series of three ASTM International standards that address the activity of hand hygiene agents against microbes that can be transmitted via contaminated hands. Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents developed the new standard, ASTM E2613 , Test Method for Determining Fungus-…