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Analytical Chemistry Division, part of NIST's Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory serves as the Nation's reference laboratory for chemical measurements and standards to enhance U.S. industry's productivity and competitiveness, assure equity in trade, and provide quality assurance for chemical measurements used for assessing and improving public health, safety, and the environment.
 


Dr. Stephen Wise

Chief: Dr. Stephen A. Wise

 

 

 

 

 


 

Specimen Bank Activities at the Hollings Marine Laboratory

Marine Environmental Specimen Bank Activities
NIST Aids NOAA with Marine Animal Health Assessments 
Monitoring Contaminants in the Arctic and Subarctic using Banked Seabird Eggs
Isotopes as Environmental Tracers in Archived Biological Specimens
Methods and Measurements for Emerging Contaminants
Marine Environmental Metabolomics

News and Events
NIST Quantifies Low Levels of 'Heart Attack Risk' Protein NIST Quantifies Low Levels of 'Heart Attack Risk' Protein

Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile, but it's worth it if the needle is a hard-to-detect protein that may identify a person at high risk of a heart attack circulating within a …

The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching

With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions--including the National Institute of Standards and Technology …

New Beryllium Reference Material for Occupational Safety Monitoring New Beryllium Reference Material for Occupational Safety Monitoring

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. …