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Standard Reference Materials

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The NIST Charpy Machine Verification Program is introducing certified
low-energy and high-energy Charpy specimens to be tested at 21 °C 
instead of -40 °C. Additional information can be found at
Charpy Machine Verification Program.

Due to world events, all shipping to Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine has ceased.  As a result, the Office of Reference Materials will not be accepting or processing orders to these countries for the foreseeable future. 

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Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring

Kidney disease is a major global public health issue, with c hronic kidney disease (CKD) representing the 12 th highest cause of death worldwide. It has been

Standards for Tracking PFAS Contaminants

Aqueous film forming foams (AFFFs) containing PFAS have been used since the 1960s for fire control and training for aviation crash and jet fuel spills at

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Setting Standards for Stool

Microbiome studies have yielded hundreds of ideas for ways to detect and influence human health, but the field struggles with reproducibility...

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