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A new ASTM International standard will help investigators who take samples to test for possible mold on surfaces via a tape lift. The new standard (soon to be published as D7658, Test Method for Examination of Fungal Structures on Tape Lift Samples by Optical Microscopy) was developed by ASTM International’s committee on air quality ( D22 ). According to ASTM International member Terri Williams,…, ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality Next Meeting:, Oct. 8-11, 2017, October Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Terri Williams, Wisconsin Occupational Heatlh Laboratory, Madison, Wis., tel +1.608.224.6261; terri.williams@slh.wisc.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, tel +1.610.832.9738; jadkins@astm.org R elease #10299
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ASTM International’s Committee on Air Quality ( D22 ) will present its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Michael J. Brisson of the Savannah River National Laboratory, in Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee is honoring Brisson…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10293
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ASTM International’s Committee Thermal Insulation ( C16 ) will present its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Willis J. Brayman, of Brayman Insulation Consultants, LLC, in Sterrett, Alabama., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee is honoring Brayman…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel+1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10294
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A proposed ASTM International standard will help laboratories and producers determine the quality and proportions of fibers within hydraulically applied erosion control products (HECPs). The proposed standard (soon to be published as D7560, Test Method for Determination of Fiber Length Percentages in Hydraulically Applied Erosion Control Products) will provide a quality control measure that the…, ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock Next Meeting:, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org , Technical Contact:, Kevin Spittle, Spittle Consulting, tel +1.847.215.1144; kspittle@profileproducts.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10132
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ASTM International’s Committee on Soil and Rock (D18) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to William Edelen of Froehling and Robertson, Inc., Mint Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Edelen for long and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10130
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A new ASTM International standard will help people who regularly need to determine particle size distribution for soil, including civil engineers who build levees, farmers who fertilize crops, and many others. The new standard, ( D7928 , Test Methods for Particle Size Distribution (Gradation) of Fine-Grained Soils Using the Sedimentation (Hydrometer) Analysis, provides a test method for…, ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock Next Meeting:, Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Kendra Adams, Blue Rock Labs Inc., Littleton, Colo., ksarocksu@yahoo.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10118
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ASTM International’s Committee on Soil and Rock is developing a standard that will help people who collect soils contaminated with volatile organic compounds. The proposed standard ( WK37133 , Guide for Using a Disposable Handheld Soil Core Samplers for the Collection and Storage of Soil for Volatile Organic Analysis) describes how to collect and store soils in handheld, disposable containers.…, ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock Next Meeting:, Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Brian Schumacher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, tel +1.702.798.2242; schumacher.brian@epa.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Robert Morgan, tel +1.610-832-9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10105
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ASTM International’s Committee on Air Quality (D22) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit - to Andrew Oberta of The Environmental Consultancy in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. This prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Oberta for his outstanding…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10085
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Abstracts are being solicited for a conference on Detection Limits sponsored by ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality . The conference will be held on August 29-31, 2016, at the DoubleTree Raleigh – Brownstone – University, Raleigh, N.C. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum to educate, discuss, and debate the various aspects of detection limits as applied to the various…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Hannah Sparks, tel +1.610.832.9677; hsparks@astm.org Release #10082
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A new ASTM standard-guide will help with sampling and analyzing groundwater of residential water wells near petroleum exploration and production operations. The new standard will soon be available as D8006 (Guide for Sampling and Analysis of Private Water Supply Wells in Areas of Petroleum Exploration and Production). Exploration and production activities include hydraulic fracturing. The…, ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and Rock Next Meeting, : June 26-29, 2016, June Committee Week, Chicago, Ill., Media Inquiries, : Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact, : Hank Mittelhauser, St. John-Mittelhauser and Associates, Downers Grove, Ill., tel +1.630.427.8106; hankm@st-ma.com , ASTM Staff Contact, : Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10013