Environment/Climate Programs & Projects

Atmospheric particles with long atmospheric lifetimes affect Earth's radiative balance. These particles typically consist of multiple chemical … more

We demonstrated that carboxylated and biotinylated quantum dots (QDs) can be transferred to higher trophic organisms (rotifers) through dietary … more

Economic growth, such as that experienced in developed countries over the last century, cannot continue into the next century nor spread to less … more

NIST and the University of Colorado have been funded since April, 2006, by DARPA to develop a microcryocooler with a volume less than about 4 cm 3 … more

Researchers in the Thermophysical Properties Division of CSTL played a leading role in the development of several new international standards for … more

This programs is aimed at determining the fundamental chemical and physical properties of the large organic compounds in fuels related to their … more

Climate scientists are developing a new generation of spectrometers for the NASA-sponsored inventory of atmospheric greenhouse gases, most notably … more

Given the substantial differences between nanoparticles (NPs) and typical organic and inorganic environmental contaminants, new methods and … more

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) fossil fuel Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) continue to be in high demand by the … more

To support regulatory and industry requirements for reference materials and standards, NIST produces and maintains a large inventory of fossil … more

New Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) consisting of activated carbon sorbent materials and flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum are being … more

As a result of the environmental impact of mercury and the neurotoxic risk associated with trophic transfer of methyl mercury to humans, the … more

The presence of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere has become important to climate change assessment studies due to their role as precursors to ozone … more

Much of the world's assessment and critical evaluation of currently available data on contributions to climate change comes from the … more

Radiometric and photometric measurements require defining apertures. The accuracy to which these measurements can be accomplished requires … more