Proposed ASTM Int'l Standard to Provide Method for Beryllium Measurements - ASTM WK17600
January 25, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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ASTM International is developing a standard that will fill a need for a reliable method for measuring beryllium at various levels in soil samples that does not require the use of aggressive digestion methods involving strong acids.
ASTM WK17600 - Test Method for Determination of Beryllium in Soil, Rock, Sediment and Fly Ash Using Field-Based Extraction and Fluorescence Detection is being developed by Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface and Subsurface Characterization, which is part of ASTM International Committee D18 on Soil and Rock.
ASTM WK17600 will be used by environmental and industrial hygiene laboratories to determine levels of beryllium in soil to support environmental remediation projects and to determine background beryllium levels at industrial sites, according to Michael Brisson, senior technical advisor at Washington Savannah River Co. and secretary of ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality.
ASTM WK17600 is an adaptation of ASTM D 7202 - Test Method for Determination of Beryllium in the Workplace Using Field-Based Extraction and Fluorescence Detection, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D22.04 on Workplace Air Quality.
Source: ASTM International.