ASTM E3218-21
Standard Test Method for Quantitative Method for Testing Antimicrobial Agents against Spores of

Standard No.

ASTM E3218-21

Release Date

2021

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM E3218-21

Scope

1.1?This test method covers a standardized approach to quantitatively determine the effectiveness of antimicrobial chemicals in treating hard, non-porous surfaces contaminated with spores of C. difficile (ATCC 43598) grown in accordance with Practice E2839. 1.2?This test method

ASTM E3218-21 Referenced Document

• ASTM A967 Standard Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts
• ASTM E2197 Standard Quantitative Disk Carrier Test Method for Determining Bactericidal, Virucidal, Fungicidal, Mycobactericidal, and Sporicidal Activities of Chemicals
• ASTM E2756 Standard Terminology Relating to Antimicrobial and Antiviral Agents
• ASTM E2839 Standard Practice for Production and Storage of Spores of

ASTM E3218-21 history

• 2021 ASTM E3218-21 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Method for Testing Antimicrobial Agents against Spores of
• 2019 ASTM E3218-19 Standard Test Method for Quantitative Method for Testing Antimicrobial Agents against Spores of C. difficile on Hard, Nonporous Surfaces