Workshop on Surface and Dermal Sampling Methods for Exposure Assessment and Monitoring
Date: October 8, 2025
Event Location: Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Organized by: ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality
ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED TO June 15, 2025!
About the Event
Abstracts for presentation are invited for the Workshop on Surface and Dermal Sampling Methods for Exposure Assessment and Monitoring to be held Wednesday, October 8, 2025. This workshop is sponsored by ASTM Committee D22 on Air Quality and will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, GA, in conjunction with the October standards development meetings of the committee.
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 legislation, 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:
- Drivers for surface and dermal sampling (e.g., current and proposed legislation or regulations);
- 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;
- Protocols for dermal exposure testing that will be used to inform and refine estimates of exposures.
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 Steven Verpaele, Michael Brisson, and Xiaoyu Liu no later than June 15, 2025.
Technical Program
A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by Summer 2025.
Registration
Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the workshop.
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
Hotel Information
The event will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia. 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.