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ASTM International has fully redesigned its International Laboratory Directory, the only directory in the world dedicated to helping manufacturers find the right labs to test their products. Independent laboratories throughout the world rely on thousands of standards and test methods, including many developed by ASTM International. By working with these labs, manufacturers can help ensure that…, Contact:, Anna Spektor, tel +1.610.832.9756; aspektor@astm.org, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10110
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An ASTM International committee is creating a standard to support the emergence of a geosynthetic material that is increasingly used in soil erosion protection and other construction projects. All interested parties are invited to participate in this effort (WK49719, Test Method for Determining the Flexural Strength of a Geosynthetic Cementitious Composite Mat (GCCM) Using the Three-Point Bending…, ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics Next Meeting:, June 29-July 1, 2016, June Committee Week, Chicago, Ill., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact: John, Paulson, Dison Supply LLC, Atlanta, Ga., tel +1.770.851.6090; jnptut@aol.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #10006
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A new ASTM International standard will provide accurate performance tests that are used to make sure that nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers are running properly. ASTM E2977 , Practice for Measuring and Reporting Performance of Fourier-Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FT-NMR) Spectrometers for Liquid Samples, is the first ASTM standard that incorporates recent technological advances in…, Technical Contact:, Gary Kramer, Gaithersburg, Md., tel +1.301.990.9627; gary-kramer@comcast.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9756
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide the electrical power industry with a relatively straightforward test for oxidation stability of natural esters. Natural esters, also known as vegetable oils, can be used as an alternative to mineral oil as an insulating liquid in power transformers and other electrical equipment. The proposed standard is ASTM WK21616 , Test Method for…, ASTM Committee D27 Next Meeting:, Nov. 9-11, 2014, November Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Kevin J. Rapp, Cargill Industrial Specialties, Brookfield, Wis., Phone: 262-797-5584; kevin_rapp@cargill.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kelly Paul, Phone: 610-832-9745; kpaul@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9618
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Laboratory informatics tools are used in laboratory environments across the world that directly touch the everyday human experience. The rapid pace of change in the area of laboratory informatics over the last six years has led to a significant revision of ASTM E1578 , Guide for Laboratory Informatics. “Laboratory informatics tools are used in lab environments across many industries, including…, Technical Contact:, James B. Powers Jr., Bridge Associates LLC, Princeton, N.J., Phone: 610-659-2094; powers@balpharma.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, Phone: 610-832-9804; jkoury@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9528
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Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a high production volume chemical widely used in manufacturing polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins that are used in many industries. Procedures described in a new ASTM International standard will be used for measuring BPA concentration in environmental media such as soils, sludges and biosolids. The new standard, ASTM D7858 , Test Method for Determination of Bisphenol…, ASTM Committee D34 Next Meeting:, Virtual meeting, Oct. 10-11, 2013, Technical Contact:, Lawrence Zintek, Ph.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory, Chicago, Ill., Phone: 312-886-2925; zintek.lawrence@epa.gov, 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 #9456
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A new ASTM subcommittee will develop proposed standards to analyze organic compounds discharged into sanitary sewers. Subcommittee D34.02 on Discharge of Organic Wastes into Sanitary Sewers is part of ASTM International Committee D34 on Waste Management . “Considering the need for low detection limits and measurements that would assure all of the compounds of interest have been measured, sanitary…, ASTM Committee D34 Next Meeting:, April 2-3, 2013, EPA Headquarters, Las Vegas, Nev., Technical Contact:, John E. Burnett, Department of Public Works of Baltimore County, Columbia, Md., Phone: 410-887-5488; jeburnett@baltimorecountymd, 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 #9331
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ASTM International Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science invites all interested parties to join in the ongoing revision of ASTM E1578 , Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). ASTM E1578 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E13.15 on Analytical Data . According to James B. Powers Jr., managing partner, Bridge Associates LLC, and chair of the E13.…
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ASTM International Committee D27 on Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gases is continuing its work on standards for natural esters with the development of a proposed new standard, WK21616 , Test Method for Oxidation Induction Time of Natural Ester Insulating Fluids by Pressure (PDSC) or Regular Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The proposed standard was submitted under the jurisdiction of…