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# Standard Reference Materials

NIST supports accurate and compatible measurements by certifying and providing over 1200 Standard Reference Materials® with well-characterized composition or properties, or both.

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### **SRMs are available for order at the NIST store, ****https://shop.nist.gov**** ****Users of a NIST SRM or RM should ensure that the certificate/report in their possession is current.  Find Current SRM/RM Certificates, Reports of Investigation, and Safety Data Sheets using the NIST Store’s Product Search Box.**

****Please Note – SRM 2024 Inventory Schedule****

 

**Monday, September 9, 2024** is the last day that we will schedule Air Freight cold pack/dry ice pick up.

 

**Monday, September 16, 2024** is the last day that we will ship dry-ice, hazardous, and international orders as well as scheduling Air Freight (non-perishable) pick up.

 

**Tuesday, September 17, 2024** is the last day that we will accept domestic non-hazardous orders for immediate shipment prior to inventory.

 

**Wednesday, September 18, 2024 through Friday, September 27, 2024** – orders can be taken, but shipping will not occur.

 

**Tuesday, October 1, 2024** - all orders will begin to be shipped.

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. 

## News and Updates

### An RM for Measuring Cannabinoids and Toxic Elements in Hemp

July 8, 2024

### SIM Approval of the NIST Office of Reference Materials Quality Management System

July 3, 2024

### A Standard for Quantifying Yohimbe in Dietary Supplements

April 17, 2024

### An SRM for Measuring Arsenic in Shellfish

April 16, 2024

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## Projects and Programs

### NIST HER2 Genomic DNA Standard Reference Material, SRM® 2373

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## Press Coverage

### Setting Standards for Stool

January 19, 2024

### The World Depends on a Strange Collection of Items. They're Not Cheap

November 19, 2022

### Keeping up America’s standards is the job of NIST

August 17, 2022

### Made to measure: why we can’t stop quantifying our lives

May 26, 2022

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### General Inquiries about NIST SRMs

                -      Sales and Customer Service    srminfo@nist.gov      (301) 975-2200          100 Bureau Drive   Stop 2300   Gaithersburg,  MD 20899   
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