• ASTM E3273-21

ASTM E3273-21

Standard Practice to Assess Microbial Decontamination of Indoor Air using an Aerobiology Chamber

ASTM International, 10/15/2021

Publisher: ASTM

File Format: PDF

$27.00$54.00


Published:15/10/2021

Pages:8

File Size:1 file , 190 KB

Note:This product is unavailable in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus

1.1''This practice is to assess technologies for microbial decontamination of indoor air using a sealed, room-sized chamber (~24'''m³) as recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (3). The test microbe is aerosolized inside the chamber where a fan uniformly mixes the aerosols and keeps them airborne. Samples of the air are collected and assayed, firstly to determine the rates of physical and biological decay of the test microbe, and then to assess the air decontaminating activity of the technology under test as log10 or percentage reductions in viability per m³ (1). The air temperature and relative humidity (RH) in the chamber are measured and recorded during each test.

1.2''The chamber can be used to assess microbial survival in indoor air as well as to test the ability of physical (for example, ultraviolet light) and chemical agents (for example, vaporized hydrogen peroxide) to inactivate representative pathogens or their surrogates in indoor air.

1.3''This practice does not cover testing of microbial contamination introduced into the chamber as a dry powder.

1.4''This practice does not cover work with human pathogenic viruses, which require additional safety and technical considerations.

1.5''This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.6''This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

More ASTM standard pdf

ASTM F2167-14

ASTM F2167-14

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bouncer Seats

$29.00 $58.00

ASTM C1417M-14e1

ASTM C1417M-14e1

Standard Specification for Manufacture of Reinforced Concrete Sewer, Storm Drain, and Culvert Pipe for Direct Design (Metric)

$29.00 $58.00

ASTM F1043-06

ASTM F1043-06

Standard Specification for Strength and Protective Coatings on Steel Industrial Chain Link Fence Framework

$29.00 $58.00

ASTM D4811/D4811M-16

ASTM D4811/D4811M-16

Standard Specification for Nonvulcanized (Uncured) Rubber Sheet Used as Roof Flashing

$30.00 $60.00