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ASTM Participates in Environmental Protection Conference in China

ASTM Shares Sponsorship of Event with All-China Environment Federation

In cooperation with the Technology and Standard of Environmental Protection Research Professional Committee of the All-China Environment Federation (TSEPRPC of ACEF), a Chinese civil society organization in the environmental field, ASTM International participated in the 2010 International Conference on Environmental Protection Technology and Standards. The TSEPRPC members work as a bridge between scientific organizations and enterprises on behalf of the Chinese government. The members do so with the belief that integration of resources and technological innovation will promote progress and development of environmental protection and sustainable development in China.

Directed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China, the conference was conducted in two locations, Hangzhou (May 23-24) and Beijing (May 25). The conference was hosted by TSEPRPC of ACEF, ASTM International, the Technical Committee on Environmental Protection Products and the Machinery Industry Environmental Standardization Technical Committee, and organized by several universities and enterprises.

The conference program consisted of plenary sessions on standardization in general, environmental standards and the use of standards in regulation. Technical sessions addressed several topics, including analysis and treatment of water and water pollution prevention; the treatment of solid wastes and use of solid wastes for energy generation; air pollution prevention, including emissions control; renewable energy options; and sustainable construction, including building design and water conservation.

Four ASTM International members participated in the conference along with Teresa Cendrowska, ASTM vice president of global cooperation, who provided an overview of ASTM International, its work in China and its standards development in the areas of environmental protection and sustainability.

Representing ASTM were:

  • Mary McKiel, Ph.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, who presented information about the use of private sector voluntary standards in regulation;
  • William Lipps, OI Analytical, who spoke about water analysis and international standards;
  • Rick Layton, Haines, Jones and Cadbury, who addressed sustainability of water technology and standards; and
  • Bruce King, Ecological Building Network, who presented information on technology and standards for better building.

Issue Month
September/October
Issue Year
2010