1.1 This practice provides recommendations for selecting antimicrobial pesticides (microbicides) for use in watermiscible metalworking fluids (MWF). It presents information regarding regulatory requirements, as well as technical factors including target microbes, efficacy, and chemical compatibility.
1.2 This guide is not an encyclopedic compilation of all the concepts and terminology uses by chemists, microbiologists, toxicologists, formulators, plant engineers, and regulatory affairs specialists involved in antimicrobial pesticide selection and application. Instead, it provides a general understanding of the selection process and its supporting considerations.
1.3 The values in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
1.4 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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ASTM E2169-17 Referenced Document
ASTM D1067 Standard Test Methods for Acidity or Alkalinity of Water
ASTM D5465 Standard Practice for Determining Microbial Colony Counts from Waters Analyzed by Plating Methods
ASTM E1302 Standard Guide for Acute Animal Toxicity Testing of Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids*, 2023-04-01 Update
ASTM E1326 Standard Guide for Evaluating Nonconventional Microbiological Tests Used for Enumerating Bacteria
ASTM E1497 Standard Practice for Selection and Safe Use of Water-Miscible and Straight Oil Metal Removal Fluids*, 2023-04-01 Update
ASTM E2144 Standard Practice for Personal Sampling and Analysis of Endotoxin in Metalworking Fluid Aerosols in Workplace Atmospheres*, 2021-11-01 Update
ASTM E686 Standard Method for Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents in Aqueous Metal Working Fluids (Withdrawn 2004)*, 2017-08-17 Update
ASTM E2169-17 history
2022ASTM E2169-22 Standard Practice for Selecting Antimicrobial Pesticides for Use in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids
2017ASTM E2169-17 Standard Practice for Selecting Antimicrobial Pesticides for Use in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids
2012ASTM E2169-12 Standard Practice for Selecting Antimicrobial Pesticides for Use in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids
2001ASTM E2169-01(2007) Standard Practice for Selecting Antimicrobial Pesticides for Use in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids
2001ASTM E2169-01 Standard Practice for Selecting Antimicrobial Pesticides for Use in Water-Miscible Metalworking Fluids