Workshop on Surface and Dermal Sampling Methods for Exposure Assessment and Monitoring

(In-person only event)

Date: October 10, 2024

Event Location: Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld, Orlando, Florida, USA

Organized by: ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality

About the Event

The Workshop on Surface and Dermal Sampling Methods for Exposure Assessment and Monitoring will be held October 10, 2024. The workshop is organized by ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality, and will be held at the Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld, Orlando, Florida, USA in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the committee. The language of the workshop will be English.

Objective and Scope

The development of standards on surface and dermal sampling methods for exposure assessment and monitoring is urgently needed as existing and new legislations, such as TSCA in North America and REACH in Europe, introduce limits for various chemicals related to skin and surface exposure.

Apart from metals and pesticides, there are few unambiguous methods available, and development of consensus standards may help to overcome this shortcoming. We aim with this workshop to get a better picture of what methods are available, what ongoing research projects are currently running and what is needed for helping practitioners to ensure that exposure limits can be met.

The workshop can also help refine exposure assessments that use data from surface and dermal measurements.

Topics for this workshop include:

Dermal and surface exposure limit values;
Available methods for sampling and analysis;
Research on improving methods and developing new methodologies for surface and dermal sampling and analysis;
Needs for new or improved consensus standards

Abstract Submission

Those interested in presenting at this workshop should submit a 250 to 300-word abstract pertaining to the above topics to Workshop Chairs no later than June 30, 2024.

Publication Information

Symposium authors are required to submit their papers for ASTM publication in Selected Technical Papers (STP), an online and printed, peer-reviewed publication for the international scientific and engineering community. STP papers should be full-length technical papers of approximately 10,000 words, significantly contribute to the technical literature, and must include a review of past work in the relevant area and present information of current interest or probe new fields. After the final selection of abstracts has been approved, the ASTM Editorial Office will send authors’ instructions via email, but also can be found by clicking here.

Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the STP are due online no later than DATE at the ASTM Editorial Office. The corresponding author (the author who is the main contact with ASTM Headquarters) will receive a copy of his/her paper in portable document format (PDF). All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost. Only those papers submitted by the manuscript due date will be included in the STP. Please note that all submitted papers are subject to peer review by two independent reviewers.

The STP will be submitted to the Library of Congress with an ISBN number and will be reviewed for inclusion in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and Google Scholar.

Technical Program

A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by Summer 2024.

Registration

Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the workshop.

Registration

Registration is now open. The fees to attend this event are listed below.

	Through MONTH DAY, 2024	After MONTH DAY, 2024
ASTM Member	$100.00	$200.00
Non-member	$200.00	$300.00
Presenter	Waived	Waived
Student	Waived	Waived

Not an ASTM Member? An Individual Membership costs only $115.00. If you would like to become a member of ASTM International and Committee D22 to begin taking advantage of all the ASTM membership benefits, including attending this event at a reduced rate, please use the link below to join ASTM before registering for the event. After you have become a member, please return to this webpage to register for the event as an ASTM Member.

ASTM International Membership

All Attendees – All attendees are urged to register for this workshop before arriving onsite. All attendees must check in at the ASTM Registration Area to obtain their name badge before entering the event room.

Presenters– Workshop presenters do not need to register. All presenters will be automatically registered by ASTM.

Students – Students may be eligible for a reduced registration fee provided they meet certain requirements. To qualify for the reduced fee, you must be an active ASTM Student Member, full-time student, not employed full-time, and be able to provide a current valid university email address for registration. To register as a student, please email ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org.

Cancellations – A refund of the workshop fee will be honored only if requested at least 10 business days prior to the start of the event. To cancel your registration, please click the "Modify My Registration" button found in your registration confirmation email and follow the prompts to cancel your registration. Please contact Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org or 610-832-9522 if you need assistance.

If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Symposia Operations at
symposia@astm.org Tel: 610-832-9522, or ASTM Technical Support at https://www.astm.org/contact.

Technical Chair Contact Information

Steven Verpaele
Nickel Institute
Email: sverpaele@nickelinstitute.org
Phone: +32-496-289688

Michael Brisson
Savannah River National Laboratory
Email: mike.brisson@srnl.doe.gov
Phone: +1-803-646-5995

Xiaoyu Liu
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Email: Liu.Xiaoyu@epa.gov
Phone: +1-919 541-2459

Continuing Education Units

Workshop attendees interested in receiving 0.35 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) must complete the CEU application form in the back of the program booklet and email it to ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org. You must be registered and have attended the entire event in order to receive the CEU’s. A certificate will be sent to you via email approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the workshop concludes.

Hotel Information

The event will be held at the Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida. More information on how to make your sleeping room reservation will be posted approximately 12 weeks prior to the start of the event.

Standards Development Meetings

Committee D22 invites you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committee and their future meetings, please visit the Committee D22 Homepage.