TABLE OF CONTENTS Listed in Section 10.2 below are several organizations, whose activities include developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpreting, certifying, regulating, or otherwise maintaining standards that are related to filtration and filter media. The list is by no means complete. It is an attempt to identify at least some of the organizations that have standards related to filter media and their applications. In almost all the cases, the main concern of the organization is broader objectives that may include filters or filter media. For example, organizations such as Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry (APPITA), and Scandinavian Pulp, Paper and Board Testing Committee (SCAN) set standards for pulp and paper testing, some of which may apply to filter media. An example is tensile strength. The test for this paper property is also used to determine the tensile strength of filter media. European Disposables and Nonwovens Association (EDANA) and Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry (INDA) are interested in nonwoven standards, many of which are pertinent to filter media. Organizations that set standards for a particular industry may include standards for the filters that are part of the products of that industry. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE-heat, ventilation, air conditioning or HVAC) and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE-automotive) are examples. Organizations such as Association Francaise de Normalisation...
