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Dianne L. Poster, Michael J. Fasolka, Richard R. Cavanagh, Ellyn S. Beary
Industry is increasingly aware that sustainability combines environmental, societal, and economic considerations in product development and that this linkage, while driving improved performance, can pose both a business opportunity and a challenge. On the
Jung-Chul An, Alia Weaver, Byungnam Kim, Aaron Barkatt, Dianne L. Poster, Wyatt N. Vreeland, Joseph Silverman, Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
Studies of the radiation-induced synthesis of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) nanogels, intended to provide a basis for obtaining intra-molecular cross-linked products, which are more useful in drug delivery, show that a sharp change in the controlling
Stephen A. Wise, Dianne L. Poster, Stefan D. Leigh, Catherine A. Rimmer, Stephanie Mossner, Patricia Schubert, Lane C. Sander, Michele M. Schantz
SRM 1597 Complex Mixture of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Coal Tar, originally issued in 1987, was recently reanalyzed and reissued as SRM 1597a with 34 certified and 46 reference concentrations for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and
Stephen A. Wise, Dianne L. Poster, Stefan D. Leigh, Catherine A. Rimmer, Stephanie Mossner, Patricia Schubert, Lane C. Sander, Michele M. Schantz
SRM 1597 Complex Mixture of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Coal Tar, originally issued in 1987, was recently reanalyzed and reissued as SRM 1597a with 34 certified, 46 reference, and 12 information concentrations for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
John R. Kucklick, Michele M. Schantz, Rebecca S. Pugh, Barbara J. Porter, Dianne L. Poster, Paul R. Becker, Teresa Rowles, Stefan D. Leigh, Stephen A. Wise
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a diverse collection of control materials derived from marine mammal blubber, fat, and serum. Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1945 Organics in Whale Blubber was recertified for polychlorinated
Willie E. May, Richard R. Cavanagh, Dianne L. Poster, Michael D. Amos
CSTL is entrusted with building, sustaining, and maximizing the chemical measurement system that is criticial to chemical technological innovation, economic competitiveness and new job growth for the benefit of the Nation.
Michele M. Schantz, Steven J. Christopher, William C. Davis, Russell D. Day, Jennifer M. Lynch, John R. Kucklick, Stephen E. Long, Elizabeth A. Mackey, Barbara J. Porter, Dianne L. Poster, Katherine E. Sharpless, Gregory C. Turk, Stephen A. Wise
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed four Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) related to the monitoring of contaminants in fish and marine mammals: SRM 1588b Organics in Cod Liver Oil, SRM 1945 Organics in Whale Blubber
Michele M. Schantz, John Kucklick, Reenie M. Parris, Dianne L. Poster, Stephen Wise
In support of marine monitoring measurement programs, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts yearly interlaboratory comparison exercises to provide one mechanism for participating laboratories/monitoring programs to evaluate the
Stacy S. Schuur, Michael B. Ellisor, Rebecca S. Pugh, Paul R. Becker, Dianne L. Poster, Michele M. Schantz, Stefan D. Leigh, B. J. Wakeford, David G. Roseneau, K. S. Simac
Dianne L. Poster, John A. Small, Michael T. Postek
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in its 2006 document, Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials (available at www.nano.gov), identifies standards and standard measurement protocols as a critical
Michele M. Schantz, Jennifer M. Lynch, John R. Kucklick, Dianne L. Poster, H M. Stapleton, S S. Vander Pol, Stephen A. Wise
House dust originates from both internal and external sources and has been identified as one of the primary sources of lead exposure for children (http://www.epa.gov/lead). House dust is also a repository for pesticides, flame retardants, and other
Dianne L. Poster, Thanh H. Nguyen, Roberta A. Brown, William P. Ball
Sorption isotherms for five aromatic hydrocarbons were obtained with a natural wood char (NC1) and its residue after solvent extraction (ENC1). Substantial isotherm nonlinearity was observed in all cases. ENC1 showed higher BET surface area, higher