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BEMAST archives a representative collection of tissues annually in the U.S. Pacific Islands from prioritized sea turtles species and geographic locations for
The Gas Sensing Metrology Group at NIST develops primary gravimetric standards for a wide variety of CO2 measurement uses. For the past 40+ years the group has
We aim to identify chemometric fingerprints using artificial intelligence methods that reflect the temporal and geographic history of seabirds, and by extension
NIST is developing a portal to enable researchers to mine high-quality proteomic data from phylogenetically diverse species, to identify advantageous biological
Initially the Comparative Mammalian Proteome Aggregator Resource (CoMPARe) Program will generate proteomic data from sera from 25 different species that
A major goal of the NIST Biorepository is to address large scale interdisciplinary questions about the environment. Each sample contained in the bank can be
The use of metabolite, lipid, and protein profiles for systems biology, biomedical research, and clinical applications has risen dramatically over recent years
Rather than relying on templates, processing complex metrology data can be automated to reduce both the time required and the potential for transcription and
The Organic Chemical Metrology Program exists within the Chemical Sciences Division, MML, which is located at the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charleston, SC.
Three separate interlaboratory comparison exercises for environmental contaminants in marine specimens were administered in 2007/2008 by the Chemical Sciences
High precision stable isotope ratio measurements are being used in biological specimens to provide new insights into environmental and climate processes and
There is always a degree of uncertainty surrounding measurements of polymeric materials, especially complex mixtures with varying distributions in chemistry
NIST is developing NMR-based metabolomics for use as a tool to expand research on the impacts of environmental stressors on marine organisms. The novel biology
The Biochemical and Exposure Science Group at the Hollings Marine Laboratory tests and optimizes methods to accurately and precisely measure environmental
Marine animal health is affected by various stressors, including disease and anthropogenic pollution. NIST assists NOAA Fisheries and associated collaborators
NIST has been involved in archiving biological and environmental specimens for over 40 years through multiple projects of the former National Biomonitoring
Since the beginning of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program in 1987, NIST has coordinated
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Mammal Health and
The ocean is a driver for global climate which absorbs approximately 25 % of CO 2 emissions. This excess of CO 2 flowing into the ocean leads to changes in the
Ocean color radiometry provides essential information about phytoplankton concentration and dissolved organic matter, and hence about primary productivity
Marine mammals have been protected in the United States since 1972 under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The U.S. Pacific Islands and surrounding
While plastics have yielded immense benefits to society, discarded plastics or plastic pollution has become a pervasive highly visible problem especially in the
Reference materials (RMs), including NIST Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are used for quality assurance, traceability of measurements and instrument and