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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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A new ASTM International standard will be used to help measure the potential for metal corrosion in aquatic environments such as piers, docks, vessels, and pipelines transporting natural gas and other flammable fluids at high pressure. The new standard (G215, Guide to Electrode Potential Measurement) will lead to a better understanding of electrode potential measurement. “The new standard should…, Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals Next Meeting:, Nov. 13 -14, 2016, November Committee Week, Atlanta, GA., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Sheldon Dean, Jr., tel +1.610.428.5602; sheldondean@att.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Krista Robbins, tel +1.610.832.9689; krobbins@astm.org Release #10083
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On World Water Day, ASTM International announced it has approved a new standard that will help laboratories monitor for the presence of technetium-99 (Tc-99) in water. Tc-99 is a radioactive material often found around facilities that handle nuclear material. The new standard (soon to be published as D8026, Practice for Determination of Tc-99 in Water by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass…, ASTM Committee D19 on Water Next Meeting:, June 27-29, 2016, Bellevue, Wash., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Donna Beals, DM Beals LLC, Palm Coast, Fla., tel +1.206.714.9050; donnabeals@msn.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10026
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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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A proposed new ASTM International test method will present a means to perform nitrate analysis of water without the use of hazardous chemicals. ASTM WK27289 , Test Methods for Nitrite-Nitrate in Water by Nitrate Reductase, is being developed by Subcommittee D19.05 on Inorganic Constituents in Water , part of ASTM International Committee D19 on Water . William Lipps, business unit manager (…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, June 1-5, 2014, Lakewood, Colo., Technical Contact:, William Lipps, Shimadzu, Phone: 410-381-1227; wclipps@shimadzu.com, 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 #9567
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Responding to the needs of stakeholders across the overall water industry, ASTM International has launched an online Water Portal: providing a single, comprehensive source for information and research across a broad range of water-related topics and areas of interest. The portal is accessible on the ASTM website at www.astm.org/waterportals . The launch of ASTM’s Water Portal comes at a time when…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-831-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9511
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Increasing global awareness of environmental issues has led to a greater interest in monitoring turbidity, one of the most basic ways to assess water quality. ASTM International Committee D19 on Water continues its role as a creator of turbidity standards with the development of ASTM WK4193 , Test Method for Determination of Turbidity above 1 TU in the In-Situ Mode. The proposed new standard is…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, Jan. 19-23, 2014, Melbourne Fla. Technical Contact: Michael J. Sadar, Fort Collins, Colo., Phone: 970-682-8148; msadar@comcast.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 970-443-2405; afick@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9509
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The headspace in domestic wastewater collection and treatment systems is a severe environment that can impact even high performance protective coatings. A proposed new ASTM International standard covers an apparatus and set of procedures that are used to create and maintain a simulated sewer headspace environment to be used to test potential coatings. ASTM WK33537 , Practice for Operating the…, ASTM Committee G01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-14, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Vaughn O’Dea, Tnemec Co. Inc., Kansas City, Mo., Phone: 816-519-2267; odea@tnemec.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 #9438
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A new ASTM International subcommittee will develop standards that will be used by contract laboratories, water utilities and others requiring or developing methods used for hydraulic fracturing. Subcommittee D19.09 on Water – Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee D19 on Water . Standards developed by D19.09 will be used to assess water quality and…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, Jan. 19-23, 2014, Melbourne, Fla., Technical Contact:, Richard Jack, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Sunnyvale, Calif., Phone: 408-481-4227; richard.jack@thermofisher.com , 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 #9418
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide the first comprehensive approach to analyzing oxygen removal cartridges. ASTM WK39806 , Practice for the Capacity of Ion Exchange Oxygen Removal Cartridge, is being developed by Subcommittee D19.08 on Membranes and Ion Exchange Materials , part of ASTM International Committee D19 on Water . ASTM WK39806 will help determine the exchange…, ASTM Committee D19 Next Meeting:, June 2-6, 2013, U.S. Geological Survey Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, Colo., Technical Contact:, G.Taylor Smith, Ionex Technologies Inc., Fall River, Mass., Phone: 508-677-2881; info@ionextechnologies.com , 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 #9376