Cleanroom and Contamination Control Resources
Cleanroom Standards Organizations and Industry Associations
These professional organizations provide industry information or develop voluntary full consensus standards for testing materials, products, systems and services.
American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)
1819 L Street, NW, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 1-202-293-8020
Fax: 1-202-293-9287
www.ansi.org
As the voice of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system, the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) promotes and facilitates voluntary
consensus standards and conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding
their integrity.
American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM)
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
Tel: 610-832-9585
www.astm.org
The ASTM is a professional organization whose primary mission is to develop
voluntary full consensus standards for materials, products, systems and
services. Many of these standards are used in a variety of industries that
are concerned with contamination control.
Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA)
7900 Turin Road, Bldg. 3, Suite 2
Rome, NY 13440-2069
315-339-6937
www.esda.org
ESD Association standards and publications are designed to serve the public
interest by eliminating misunderstandings between manufacturers and purchasers,
facilitating the interchangeability and improvement of products and assisting
the purchaser in selecting and obtaining the proper products for their
particular needs. MicroStat Laboratories tests ESD control products such
as frocks, wrist straps and chairs in accordance with ESD Association standard.
International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association (IDEMA)
1136 Jacklin Road
Milpitas, CA 95035
Tel: 408-719-0082
Fax: 408-719-0087
www.idema.org
IDEMA is an international trade organization representing the disk drive
industry providing more than 400 corporate, university and individual member
companies and personal with trade shows, technical conferences, symposia,
education classes, networking events and an international standards program.
Institute of Environmental
Sciences and Technology (IEST)
940 East Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-3444
Tel: 847-255-1561
www.iest.org
The IEST is an organization through which professionals in the field of
contamination control can communicate ideas and create written technical
standards. These standards address topics such as testing of cleanroom
garment systems and certification of cleanrooms. Standards are available
for purchase through the IEST.
Cleanroom-Related Trade Publications and Journals
Journals and Trade Publications covering various aspects, topics, and current events in the area of cleanrooms and contamination control.
Controlled Environments (Formerly A2C2)
Vicon Publishing, Inc.
4 Limbo Lane
Amherst, NH 03031
Ph 603-672-9997
Fax 603-672-3028
www.cemag.us/
Controlled Environments Magazine® provides the most current information
to contamination control professionals working in life sciences, microelectronics
and other advanced applications.
Cleanrooms Magazine
PennWell Corporation
98 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03062
http://cr.pennnet.com/
CleanRooms magazine covers leading edge and the current-day applications
and best practices in contamination control technology.
Journal of the IEST
940 East Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, IL 60056-3444
Tel: 847-255-1561
www.iest.org
The Journal of the IEST is the official publication of the Institute
of Environmental Sciences and Technology. The editorial content covers
contamination control, environmental laboratory and field-testing and evaluation,
reliability assessment and evaluation methods, environmental instrumentation
and measurements, environmental effects, environmental and safety standards,
computer applications, and other topics.
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry
Canon Communications
11444 W. Olympic Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: 310-445-4200
Fax: 310/445-4299
www.devicelink.com/mddi
Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry is
a monthly magazine written exclusively for original equipment manufacturers
of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic products.
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