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Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry

Volume 13, 2020

NIST Reference Materials: Utility and Future

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), formerly the National Bureau of Standards, was established by the US Congress in 1901 and charged with establishing a measurement foundation to facilitate US and international commerce. This broad language provides NIST with the ability to establish and implement its programs in response to changes in national needs and priorities. This review traces some of the changes in NIST's reference material programs over time and presents the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory's current approach to promoting accuracy and metrological traceability of chemical measurements and validation of chemical measurement processes.

Keyword(s): commutability, harmonization, measurement uncertainty, metrological traceability, reference material, standardization
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NIST Reference Materials: Utility and Future
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