IN THIS ISSUE

COVER STORY

ASTM International’s programs are germane to some of the 10 best practices of modern laboratories.

INTERVIEW

ProVocative
Standards: A View From Korea; An Interview with Kaphong Choi of the Korean Standards Association

FEATURES

PerSpective
Standards and Standardization in China
by Wang Zhongmin

10 Best Practices of Good Laboratories: Lessons from a Laboratory Career
by Robert L. Zimmerman Jr.

The Haiti Co-Laboratory Project: Where Traditional, Modern and Sustainable Construction Come Together
by Kevin Rowell and Leslie Jackson

Science for the Senses:ASTM’s E18 Marks 50 Years of Standards and Education
by Cicely Enright

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
ASTM in the Lab

PlainTalk
The Right Question

EnRoute
Planning Provides a Road Map

DataPoints
The Intermediate Precision of ASTM International Test Methods

Rules&Regs
What Are Words For?

InFocus
Testing Coal and Coke

SpotLight
Horses, Helmets and Dogs

OUTREACH

IGCC; Congressional Briefing on Water Conservation; ASTM in Brazil, China and more...

 

UPDATE

Technical Committees at Work

Resin Identification Code

Fitness Equipment

Nanotechnology

Nanostructured Coatings

Pavement Markings

Pavement Marking Paints

Mercury in Crude Oil

Self-Adhesive Roofing

Digital Detector Arrays

Hand Sanitizers

Total Facet Prostheses

Hot Compression Properties

Nondestructive Moisture Meters

Accelerated Laboratory Testing

Close-Fit Liners

Structural Bamboo

Pervious Concrete

Commercial Packaging

Equestrian Surfaces