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Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance, Inc. (NUAIR) will host the June meeting of ASTM International’s unmanned aircraft committee (F38) at the New York UAS Test Site in Rome, NY, June 1 through June 3. The meeting will bring together up to 100 international industry leaders in the uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) industry focused on developing industry standards to advance the…
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Global standards organization ASTM International and the Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology (KIAST) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) aimed at supporting global unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM). The MoC was signed by Kathie Morgan, ASTM International president, and LEE Dae Sung, KIAST president. “We are excited to sign this agreement with KIAST…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11403 ###
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Registration is now open for the ASTM International Symposium on Microplastics Analytical and Reference Standards – Opportunities to Advance Microplastic Science, to be held June 30, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle (Washington, USA). The symposium is co-sponsored by ASTM’s committees on water (D19) and plastics (D20) and will be held in conjunction with their June standards development…
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A new ASTM International standard ( F3548 ) will be used to satisfy requirements that are expected to be common for traffic management of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones. The flight operations subcommittee of ASTM’s unmanned aircraft committee ( F38 ) developed the new standard on UAS traffic management (UTM) with input garnered across multiple continents and a…
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Registration is open for the Workshop on Ambient Air Fenceline Monitoring Using Advanced Monitoring Technologies: State of the Art, Successes, Frustrations and Standardization Needs, to be held April 28, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle (Washington, USA). The workshop is being sponsored by ASTM International’s air quality committee (D22) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s…
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ASTM International’s water committee ( D19 ) is working to reinstate a standard used in the desalination (the removal of salts and other materials) of seawater. The proposed standard ( WK80178 ) will replace a discontinued standard using the Stiff and Davis stability index for reverse osmosis. The Stiff and Davis index is an easy way to calculate calcium carbonate scaling tendencies in brines.…
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ASTM International’s water committee ( D19 ) is developing a proposed standard that water quality laboratories will use to help ensure that environmental regulations for water are met. According to ASTM International member Linxi Chen, the proposed standard will provide an early warning prediction from raw source water of disinfection byproducts (DBPs). DBPs are cancer-causing contaminants in…
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ASTM International’s water committee ( D19 ) has approved a new standard that provides an easy and accurate culture method for detecting, Legionella pneumophila, , the primary bacteria responsible for Legionnaires’ disease. Legionnaires’ disease is a potentially lethal pneumonia contracted from the inhalation of, L. pneumophila, bacteria that has been aerosolized by contaminated water sources such as showers, pools and spas, or cooling towers. ASTM International member Jody Frymire notes that more effective water management practices can protect against potential Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks. “Laboratories, building owners, and water treaters can use the new standard to perform routine monitoring of, L. pneumophila, to evaluate whether water management plans are effective in removing the pathogenic bacteria and adequately reducing risk,” says Frymire. The new standard ( D8429 ) describes a method for detecting and quantifying, L. pneumophila, to meet water management requirements. Such requirements are necessary to regularly validate that treatment and control measures are effective in potable and non-potable water associated with industrial, commercial, healthcare, and residential settings. Frymire says the new method is easier to perform and provides faster results than other methods. This effort directly relates to the United…
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Alexandra Florin, aviation technical standard manager for Wing, (Helsinki, Finland), will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. Wing, a subsidiary of Alphabet, has developed a small lightweight aircraft and traffic management system that delivers small packages directly to consumers on three continents. In her position at Wing, Florin leads and supports industry…
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ASTM International’s water committee ( D19 ) has approved a new standard that will help address global concerns about the concentration of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water supplies. According to ASTM International member William Lipps, the new standard required testing of nine complex wastewater matrices, each spiked in triplicate at three concentrations spanning the analytical range of…