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Environment

Environmental health

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Biosurveillance and Pathogen Detection

Ongoing
NIST has established partnerships with other federal agencies to develop standards and measurement solutions to support biosurveillance. These efforts are supported in part through interagency agreements with partner agencies listed below to address their standards needs. PROGRAMS Standards for...
Carbon capture as CO2 reducing with emission utilization tiny person concept. Greenhouse gas pollution control with sequestration process vector illustration.

Carbon Dioxide Removal Consortium

Ongoing
Industry is developing a variety of carbon capture and removal techniques including nature-based, hybrid, and engineered solutions. The scientific understanding, measurements, and models of these complex systems are still evolving. Furthermore, advanced technologies that enhance the applicability...
Illustration of satellite sensing of sunlight reflected by buildings, roads, water and trees to assess radiative warming of the earth.

Climate Science

Ongoing
This program encompasses multifaceted efforts to advance the metrology of climate science. Projects include: development of ultra-high accuracy optical standards and technologies to determine greenhouse gases (GHGs) concentrations, atmospheric lifetimes, and aerosol radiative forcing development of...
Photograph of SRM 2669 Arsenic Species in Frozen Human Urine, with vials and desiccant packs, and labeled mylar bag.

Development of SRM 2669 for Accurate Assessment of Arsenic Exposure

Ongoing
Arsenic exposure in the U.S. population is an important part of the NHANES program conducted by CDC because dietary exposure to arsenic can cause serious health effects. A major challenge in the arsenic exposure assessment is that arsenic exists as various species in nature, and the toxicity of...

Publications

Plastic and Non-Plastic Particles in the Sand of Tetiaroa Atoll

Author(s)
Katherine Lasdin, Nuria Viladrich Canudas, Katherine Shaw, Pierrick Harnay, Romina Centurion, Jacqueline Padilla-Gamino
Quantifying plastic debris in remote and pristine natural environments is critical for assessing the extent of global pollution and its potential effects on...

Software

CO2

Quick Indoor CO2 (QICO2) Tool

This tool is used for implementing the CO 2 concentration calculations. After providing the relevant inputs, or selecting from a number of predefined cases, the

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