Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) on ASTM standards and related intellectual property is prohibited. Violations will result in suspension of access.
  • Home
  • FAQ
  • Home
  • FAQ
  1. Home
  2. News
  3. /
  4. Press Releases
  5. /
  6. ASTM International Pesti…

ASTM International Pesticides Group Seeks Help with Standard for Testing Tank Cleaners

Loading...
Loading...
ASTM Footer Logo
About ASTM
GovernanceGlobal CooperationCorporate CitizenshipHistoryRegional Offices and WebsitesDiversity, Equity, Inclusion & BelongingCulture & Careers
Membership & Participation
MembershipTechnical CommitteesMember ToolsMeetings, Symposia & WorkshopsAcademic OutreachEmerging ProfessionalsPublish with ASTMConsumer Participation
Standards & Solutions
Standards & PublicationsEnterprise SolutionsASTM Compass®Digital LibraryMarket Insights & InnovationLaboratory ServicesTraining CoursesCertificationCement & Concrete Reference Lab
News
Standardization NewsPress ReleasesPodcastsEspañolEditorial Calendar and Media Kit
Help
Contact ASTMLocationsFAQ
Policies
Privacy PolicyLogo PolicyIP PolicyReturn PolicyCopyright & Permissions
twitter

Copyright © 1996 - 2025 ASTM. All Rights Reserved. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA

Sep 27, 2019

ASTM International’s pesticides formulation subcommittee is looking for more people to help develop a standard for spray-tank cleaners, which are used by the agriculture industry.

Different kinds of pesticide mixtures are increasingly sprayed from tanks onto various kinds of crops, according to ASTM member Todd O’Connell, chairman of the pesticides formulation subcommittee. When a new mixture is introduced to the tank, though, cross contamination can occur.

O’Connell notes that tank cleaners mitigate the risk of contamination, but there are no standard ways to test their effectiveness 

The subcommittee (known as E35.22) will discuss possibly creating a task group to develop a standard test method for the effectiveness of tank cleaners. This discussion will be part of the next meetings of ASTM International’s committee on pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents (E35) and is open to anyone. The meetings happen Oct. 22-24, in Houston, Texas, USA.

Media Inquiries: Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org
Committee Contact: Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org

Release #10884

COMMITTEE: 
E35
CATEGORIES: standards technical committee news

Related Stories

Two Standards for Composting

Sep 02, 2025

Exoskeleton Standards for Firefighters Enter the Breach

Aug 29, 2025

Standards and the Opioid Epidemic

Aug 29, 2025