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Environment
Through its partnerships with industry, government, and academia, NIST is helping to advance measurements and tools for environmental science, for example by calibrating the sensors of climate-mapping satellites and detecting ever more minute quantities of toxins and pollutants in our air, soil, water and blood.
News and Updates
NIST Researchers Develop Material for Measuring Arsenic in Shellfish
NIST Database Can Help Increase Recycling of Textiles and Clothing
