ASTM_E_2880_-_14.pdf

Designation:E288014Standard TerminologyRelated to Biorationals1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2880;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.ScopeThis terminology is used in test methods,specifications,guides,and practices related to biorationals comprisingbiologically-derived materials or,if synthesized,the materialmust be structurally similar and functionally identical to abiologically occurring material with minor differences be-tween the stereochemical isomer ratios.These definitions arewritten to ensure that standards related to these materials andtheir uses are properly understood and interpreted.Termsincluded in this standard cover materials or products derivedfrom animals,plants,microorganisms,or minerals and focuson functional and/or marketing claims.2.Terminologybiorational,n,adjThe term used to characterize a broadrange of low environmental impact substances or productsthat are typically biologically-derived or,if synthetic,struc-turally similar and functionally identical to a biologicallyoccurring material with minor differences between the re-spective stereochemical isomer ratios derived from biologi-cal or synthetic origins.DISCUSSIONBiorationals include biopesticides as well as nonpesti-cidal products,such as,but not limited to,those that are used for cropstress management,enhanced plant physiology benefits,root growthmanagement,postharvest treatments or as an alternative to pesticides.DISCUSSIONBiorationals are used in areas,such as but not limitedto,agriculture,aquaculture,forestry,plant health,industrial and resi-dential areas.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-mail);or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website(www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E35 onPesticides,Antimicrobials,and Alternative Control Agents and is the directresponsibility of Subcommittee E35.22 on Pesticide Formulations and DeliverySystems.Current edition approved Jan.15,2014.Published March 2014.DOI:10.1520/E288014.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1