On Sept. 20, the AFS Copper Alloy Div. held a roundtable meeting to discuss the implications of California legislation AB 1953, which further restricts the acceptable level of lead used in potable water applications.
AFS 2ndVice President Paul H. Mikkola, Metal Casting Technology Inc., Milford, N.H., was recently elected to the 2006 Class of the Academy of Materials Science and Engineering.
After two years of discussion, the American Foundry Society (AFS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are in general agreement on the proposed modifications to the final MACT standards.