IN THIS ISSUE

COVER STORY

ASTM International standards are integral to oil spill response and assessing toxicity to organisms.

INTERVIEW

ProVocative
An Interview with Patrick Gallagher, Ph.D.

FEATURES

PerSpective Standards Play a Leading Role in Green Construction
by Laura Taylor

Mopping Up
by Adele Bassett

From the Ground Up
by Christopher Mathis

Standards Enable Regulation — Part 4 of a Series
by Alan R. Earls

Trafficking in Safety
by Cicely Enright

Building Cooperation with Japan
by Barbara Schindler

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
A New Role for Standardization

PlainTalk
President's Message

EnRoute
Drafting a Standard

DataPoints
What Do We Mean by “Zero Defects”?

Rules&Regs
Taking Care of Business

ReCap
News of the ASTM International Board of Directors

InFocus
ASTM's Manual 67

SpotLight
Erlin & Hime/Hime & Erlin

OUTREACH

FAA collaboration, Capitol Hill insulation briefing, ASTM Visits in China and Korea, and more

 

UPDATE

Technical Committees at Work

Climate Change Assessment

Contaminated Assets

Antimicrobial Agents

Geosynthetics

Locking Devices

Sanitary Sewer Pipe

Plume Opacity

Corrosion

Self-Consolidating Concrete

Wear and Erosion

Trona

Organophilic Clay

Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Wood Heaters

Turf Playing Surfaces

Protective Footwear

Iron and Steel Products

Hazard Potential of Chemicals

Road and Paving Materials

Electrical Conductors