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Pending approval from its board of directors, ASTM International announced yesterday the launch of a new committee focused on creating technical standards and guidance materials for cannabis and its products and processes. Yesterday, about 60 industry representatives, associations, and others convened at ASTM International’s global headquarters near Philadelphia and decided to create a volunteer…, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10266
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By request from industry, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for cannabis. The no-fee meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m. EST at ASTM International’s global headquarters in, West Conshohocken, Pa., USA. Industry stakeholders and others interested in charting a path towards voluntary…, ASTM Cannabis Organizational Meeting:, Feb. 28, 2017, ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10251
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Arman Shakkaliyev, Director of the Department for technical regulation and accreditation at the Eurasian Economic Commission, will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. Shakkaliyev is based in Moscow, Russia. The Eurasian Economic Commission is the regulatory body of the Eurasian Economic Union, which works to advance economic integration in the region. The EEU…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10242
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A new ASTM International standard will help calculate the amount of nitrogen in water samples in a more efficient way. The test method (soon to be published as D8083, Test Method for Total Nitrogen, and Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) by Calculation, in Water by High-Temperature Catalytic Combustion and Chemiluminescence Detection) was developed by ASTM International’s committee on water ( D19 ).…, ASTM Committee D19 on Water Next Meeting:, Jan. 23-25, 2017, Cocoa Beach, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, William Lipps, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Columbia, Md., tel +1.979.676.2978; wclipps@shimadzu.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10235
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새로 개발된 ASTM 국제표준은 물시료의 질소 함량 측정에 더욱 효과적인 방법이 될 것입니다. ‘ASTM 물 국제표준위원회 ( D19 )’ 에서는 최근 고온촉매산화법과 화학발광검사법을 이용하는 총질소함량 및 총킬달질소함량(KTN) 측정방법을 개발했습니다(규격번호ASTM D8083으로 곧 발간될 예정). 구체적으로, 이 시험방법은 지표수, 해수, 지하수, 폐수 등에 함유된 총질소 및 총용존질소 함량 측정을 위해 개발되었습니다. ‘ASTM물 국제표준위원회’ 부의장이자, ‘시마츠 과학기구’의 환경마케팅부장인William Lipps은 이 시험방법이 총 질소, 유기질소, 또는 총켈달질소 함량을 측정하는 실험실에서 활용될 수 있을 것이라고 설명했습니다. 더 중요한 점은, 이 시험방법을 사용하면 매 5분마다 총…
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Frederick J. Passman, Ph.D., president of Biodeterioration Control Associates, Inc., in Princeton, New Jersey, USA, has received the George V. Dyroff Award from ASTM International Committee on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants ( D02 ). A member of ASTM since 1986, Passman was recognized for his many services to the committee over the course of his distinguished career. The…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10226
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ASTM International’s Committee on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants ( D02 ) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to C. Patrick Maggi of CANNON Instrument Company in State College, Pennsylvania, 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…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10222
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David R. Forester, global product development manager with Fuel Quality Services, Inc., in Flowery Branch, Georgia, USA, has received the Sydney D. Andrews Scroll of Achievement from ASTM International Committee on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels, and Lubricants ( D02 ). A member of ASTM since 1985, Forester was specifically recognized for his many contributions to advancing the aims of the…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10222
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A new ASTM International standard will help ensure the smooth flowing distribution of aviation fuel. The new standard (soon to be published as D8073, Test Method for Determination of Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuel by Small Scale Water Separation Instrument) details a fast and fully automated way to determine whether free water can be removed effectively from jet fuel…, ASTM Committee D02 on Petroleum Products, Liquid Fuels and Lubricants Next Meeting:, Dec. 4-8, 2016, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Ian Mylrea, Stanhope Seta Ltd., Chertsey, UK, tel +44.(0).1932.574589; ian.mylrea@stanhope-seta.co.uk, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #10198
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Yesterday, more than 50 government and industry officials decided to launch a new ASTM International committee dedicated to developing standards in the area of commercial spaceflight. The Committee on Commercial Spaceflight (F47) will focus on standards development in areas such as occupant safety of orbital and suborbital vehicles, launch and reentry vehicles, and spaceports. James Thomas,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10195