Designation:E2169−17AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforSelectingAntimicrobialPesticidesforUseinWater-MiscibleMetalworkingFluids1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2169;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesrecommendationsforselectingantimicrobialpesticides(microbicides)foruseinwater-misciblemetalworkingfluids(MWF).Itpresentsinformationregardingregulatoryrequirements,aswellastechnicalfactorsincludingtargetmicrobes,efficacy,andchemicalcompatibility.1.2Thisguideisnotanencyclopediccompilationofalltheconceptsandterminologyusesbychemists,microbiologists,toxicologists,formulators,plantengineers,andregulatoryaffairsspecialistsinvolvedinantimicrobialpesticideselectionandapplication.Instead,itprovidesageneralunderstandingoftheselectionprocessanditssupportingconsiderations.1.3ThevaluesinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1067TestMethodsforAcidityorAlkalinityofWaterD1293TestMethodsforpHofWaterD3519TestMethodforFoaminAqueousMedia(BlenderTest)(Withdrawn2013)3D3946TestMethodforEvaluatingtheBacteriaResistanceofWater-DilutableMetalworkingFluids(Withdrawn2004)3D4478TestMethodsforOxygenUptake(Withdrawn1994)3D5465PracticesforDeterminingMicrobialColonyCountsfromWatersAnalyzedbyPlatingMethodsE686MethodforEvaluationofAntimicrobialAgentsinAqueousMetalWorkingFluids(Withdrawn2004)3E1302GuideforAcuteAnimalToxicityTestingofWater-MiscibleMetalworkingFluidsE1326GuideforEvaluatingNon-cultureMicrobiologicalTestsE1497PracticeforSelectionandSafeUseofWate...
