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ASTM International’s committee on waste management ( D34 ) recently launched work on three proposed new standards. Anyone with an interest in waste management is invited to join the work on the following proposed standards, which are being developed by a subcommittee that focuses on treatment, recovery and reuse (D34.03). Guide for Creating Product Specific Waste Hierarchy (WK55328) This proposed…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Teresa Clark, ENSO Plastic, Mesa, Ariz., tel +1.623.242.2313; teresa.clark@ensoplastics.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10213
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Yesterday, Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri was given the 2016 ASTM International President’s Leadership Award. This recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced the organization's mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision. Rachuri is serving as Editor-in-Chief of ASTM International’s new journal, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10176
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William Tracy, manager of technology administration at Panasonic Appliances Company of America in Danville, Ky., has received the John N. Balough Distinguished Service Award from ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners . The committee recognized Tracy’s 19 years of service towards the development of vacuum cleaner standards, and his leadership as subcommittee chairman for F11.20 and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10100
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Peter Pavlick, director at PBM Solutions in Solon, Ohio, has been awarded the John N. Balough Distinguished Service Award by ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners . The committee honored Pavlick, a charter member of the committee, for his distinguished service, high moral integrity, and valuable leadership within F11. He also received the Award of Appreciation from the committee in…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10093
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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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Stakeholders in the field of industrial biotechnology, including representatives of the medical and pharmaceutical industries, the agricultural realm and other industries have joined together to form a new ASTM International technical committee. Following an organizational meeting on April 14, Committee E62 on Industrial Biotechnology was approved by the ASTM board of directors in June 2014. The…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9604
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The laboratory conditions test described in a new ASTM International standard will be used by manufacturers to determine the sustained air performance and exhaust emissions of a central vacuum cleaner. ASTM F2826 , Test Method for Evaluating the Sustained Air Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Central Vacuum Cleaning Units, was developed by Subcommittee F11.22 on Air Performance , part of ASTM…, ASTM Committee F11 Next Meeting:, May 5-7, 2014, May Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Darrell Nieschwitz, H-P Products Inc., Louisville, Ohio, Phone: 330-875-5556, ext. 2272; dnieschwitz@h-pproducts.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9584
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will provide a laboratory conditions test for determining the sustained air performance and exhaust emissions of central vacuum cleaners. ASTM WK14392 , Test Method for Evaluating the Sustained Air Performance and Exhaust Emissions of Central Vacuum Cleaning Units, is being developed by Subcommittee F11.22 on Air Performance , part of ASTM International…, ASTM Committee F11 Next Meeting:, May 5-7, 2014, May Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact, : Darrell Nieschwitz, H-P Products Inc., Louisville, Ohio, Phone: 330-875-5556, ext. 2272; dnieschwitz@h-pproducts.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9532
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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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ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners has formed a new task group to develop proposed standards for high efficiency particulate air filtration, typically known as HEPA. The task group, part of Subcommittee F11.23 on Filtration, will develop standards to clarify methodology and criteria used to define HEPA filtration for sealed vacuum cleaner systems and filter components used in…, ASTM Committee F11 Next Meeting:, May 20-22, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Zoe Wilson, Bissell Homecare Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., Phone: 616-735-5142; zoe.wilson@bissell.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9338