ASTM Int'l to Develop Drinking Water Flavor Assessment Standard ASTM WK21784
January 26, 2009 // Published as a news service by IHS
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ASTM International will develop ASTM WK21784 - Practice for Assessing Flavor of Drinking Water to help address taste and odor implications from products that come in contact with drinking water during various stages of its treatment and delivery.
Subcommittee E18.06 on Food and Beverage Evaluation, a part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products, is working on the outline of the standard.
The number and variety of products that could potentially come in contact with drinking water complicates developing a standard, according to ASTM International.
"It's a huge nut to crack, so we are starting by addressing just one type of product, sealants and adhesives," said Melissa Dale, chair of the ASTM WK21784 task group and chemistry development team manager of the water quality section for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
After addressing sealants and adhesives, the task group plans to expand the proposed standard to be more inclusive of other types of materials that come into contact with drinking water.
Dale said ASTM WK21784 will have applications for both municipal water and the beverage industry.
Source: ASTM International.