APPENDIX E
Reference Materials Listed within this Report
Any current comprehensive, printed, list of reference materials for ocean science would quickly become obsolete as new materials are produced and others go out of stock. Perhaps the most complete list produced to date is that assembled by Dr. Adrianna Cantillo of the NOAA Status and Trends Program:
Cantillo, A.Y. 1995. Standard and Reference Materials for Environmental Science (Part 1 and Part 2). NOAA Technical Memo. 94. NOAA/ NOS/ORCA, Silver Spring, MD. 752 pp.
Another list of environmentally relevant reference materials is maintained at the IAEA web-site (http://www.iaea.or.at/programmes/nahunet/e4/nmrm/). Nevertheless, new materials are produced each year, and older ones run out and are not replaced so it is important to keep such lists current.
Clearly this is an arena in which computer database technology has a major role to play. Perhaps the best developed such database is COMAR (an index Code of Reference Materials). This database tries to provide an up-to-date way to locate CRMs from all around the world. The Central Secretariat is presently housed at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany. Further information is available at the COMAR website (http://www.comar.bam.de/). Nevertheless, this database is not restricted to ocean science applications (indeed
they represent a very small fraction of available reference materials), and is not particularly user-friendly.
There is thus a need for a searchable, ocean science specific, database of currently available reference materials, and one of the recommendations of this report is that such a database be developed and maintained by the ocean science community.
Reference materials cited in this report, currently available for use in ocean science.
Identifier |
Matrix |
Analyzed For |
Source (see footnotes) |
Ocean CO2 RMs |
Natural Seawater |
Total Dissolved Inorganic carbon, Total Alkalinty |
Dr. A. G. Dickson, U.C. San Diego(1) |
DOC-CRM |
Natural Seawater |
Dissolved Organic Carbon |
Dr. D. Hansell, U. Miami(2) |
FIRI A, B (†) |
Kauri Wood |
pMC |
Dr. E. M. Scott, U. Glasgow (3) |
FIRI C |
Turbidite Carbonate |
pMC |
Dr. E. M. Scott, U. Glasgow |
FIRI E |
Humic Acid |
pMC |
Dr. E. M. Scott, U. Glasgow |
FIRI G, J |
Barley Mash |
pMC |
Dr. E. M. Scott, U. Glasgow |
FIRI H |
German Oak Dendro-dated Wood |
pMC |
Dr. E. M. Scott, U. Glasgow |
FIRI I |
Belfast Scots Pine Dendro-dated Wood Cellulose |
pMC |
Dr. E. M. Scott, U. Glasgow |
FIRI K |
Cambridge Dendro-wood Whole Wood & Cellulose |
pMC |
Dr. E. M. Scott, U. Glasgow |
IAEA-315 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Radionuclides |
IAEA (4) |
IAEA-356 (*) |
Polluted Marine Sediment |
Trace Elements & Methyl Mercury |
IAEA |
IAEA-368 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Radionuclides |
IAEA |
IAEA-381 |
Natural Seawater |
Radionuclides |
IAEA |
IAEA-383 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Organic Contaminants |
IAEA |
IAEA-384 (*) |
Lagoon Sediment |
Radionuclides |
IAEA (available soon) |
IAEA-408 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Organic Contaminants |
IAEA |
Identifier |
Matrix |
Analyzed For |
Source (see footnotes) |
IAEA-C1 |
Carrara Marble |
δ13C, pMC |
IAEA |
IAEA-C2 |
Freshwater Travertine |
δ13C, pMC |
IAEA |
IAEA-C3 |
Cellulose, 1989 Growth of Tree |
δ13C, pMC |
IAEA |
IAEA-C5 |
Sub-fossil Wood E. Wisconsin Forest |
δ13C, pMC |
IAEA |
IAEA-C6 |
Sucrose (ANU) |
δ13C, pMC |
IAEA |
IAEA-CO-1 |
CaCO3 (Carrara Marble) |
δ13C |
IAEA |
IAEA-CO-8 |
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(IAEA-KST) |
CaCO3 (Calcite) |
δ13C |
IAEA |
IAEA-CO-9 |
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(IAEA-NZCH) |
Barium Carbonate |
δ13C |
IAEA |
LSVEC |
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SRM 8455 |
Lithium Carbonate |
δ13C |
IAEA (out of stock at NIST) |
SRM 1648 (*) |
Urban Atmospheric Particulate |
Trace Elements |
NIST(5) |
SRM 1649A (*) |
Urban Dust |
Organic Constituents |
NIST |
SRM 1650A (*) |
Diesel Particulate |
Organic Constituents |
NIST (being replaced) |
SRM 1939 (*) |
River Sediment |
PCBs & Chlorinated Pesticides |
NIST |
SRM 1941B (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Various Organics |
NIST (in prep.) |
SRM 1944 (*) |
New York/New Jersey Waterway Sediment |
Various Organics |
NIST |
SRM 1945 (*) |
Whale Blubber |
PCBs & Chlorinated Pesticides |
NIST |
SRM 4321C |
1 M HNO3 |
238U, 235U, 234U |
NIST |
SRM 4325 |
BeCl2 solution |
10Be/9Be |
NIST |
SRM 4339B |
1.4 M HCl ? |
228Ra |
NIST (in prep.) |
SRM 4350B |
River Sediment |
Radionuclides |
NIST |
SRM 4357 |
Marine Sediment |
Radionuclides |
NIST |
SRM 4361C |
Water |
3H |
NIST |
SRM 4969 |
1.5 M HCl |
226Ra |
NIST |
SRM 4990C |
Oxalic Acid Powder |
14C |
NIST |
RM 8452 |
Sucrose (ANU) |
δ13C, pMC |
NIST |
SRM 8454 |
CaCO3 |
δ13C, δ18O |
NIST, IAEA |
NBS 19 (TS-limestone) |
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RM 8539 |
Oil |
δ2H, δ13C |
NIST, IAEA |
NBS 22 |
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Identifier |
Matrix |
Analyzed For |
Source (see footnotes) |
RM 8540 PEF1 |
Polyethylene |
δ2H, δ13C |
NIST, IAEA |
IAEA-CH-7 |
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RM 8541 |
C (graphite) |
δ13C |
NIST, IAEA |
USGS24 |
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RM 8562 |
CO2 gas |
δ13C |
NIST, IAEA |
RM 8563 |
CO2 gas |
δ13C |
NIST, IAEA |
RM 8564 |
CO2 gas |
δ13C |
NIST, IAEA |
IAEA-NGS1 |
Natural Gas (Coal) |
δ2H, d13C |
NIST-ACG(6) |
IAEA-NGS2 |
Natural Gas (Oil) |
δ2H, d13C |
NIST-ACG |
IAEA-NGS3 |
Natural Gas (Biogenic) |
δ2H, δ13C |
NIST-ACG |
HISS-1 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Trace Metals |
NRC-IMB, Canada(7) |
HS-3B (*) |
Harbor Sediment |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
NRC-IMB, Canada |
HS-4B (*) |
Harbor Sediment |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
NRC-IMB, Canada |
HS-5 (*) |
Harbor Sediment |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
NRC-IMB, Canada |
HS-6 (*) |
Harbor Sediment |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
NRC-IMB, Canada |
SES-1 (*) |
Estuarine Sediment |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
NRC-IMB, Canada |
CARP-2 (*) |
Ground Whole Carp |
Organochlorine Compounds |
NRC-INMS, Canada(8) |
DOLT-2 (*) |
Dogfish Liver |
Trace Metals |
NRC-INMS, Canada |
DORM-2 (*) |
Dogfish Muscle |
Trace Metals |
NRC-INMS, Canada |
LUTS-1 (*) |
Non-defatted Lobster Hepatopancreas |
Trace Metals |
NRC-INMS, Canada |
MESS-3 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Trace Metals |
NRC-INMS, Canada |
NASS-5 |
Natural Seawater |
Trace Metals |
NRC-INMS, Canada |
PACS-2 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Trace Metals |
NRC-INMS, Canada |
TORT-2 (*) |
Lobster Hepatopancreas |
Trace Metals |
NRC-INMS, Canada |
IAPSO Standard Seawater |
Natural Seawater |
Salinity |
Ocean Scientific International Ltd.(9) |
CSK Standard Solutions (various) |
3.05% NaCl Solution |
Nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate |
Wako Pure Chemical Industries(10) |
CSK Standard Solution |
Potassium Iodate (0.0100N) |
For oxygen titration |
Wako Pure Chemical Industries |
MAG-1 (*) |
Marine Sediment |
Elemental Composition |
USGS(11) |
Table Footnotes †4th International Radiocarbon Intercomparison (Bryant et al., 2001; Boaretto et al., in press): http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/~marian/intercomp.html *These RMs were suggested in Table 4.2 as materials that could be useful for organic analyses (though not explicitly designed for such constituents). Sources for RMs mentioned in Table: (1) Dr. Andrew Dickson: http://www-mpl.ucsd.edu/people/adickson/CO2_QC/ (Contact: co2rms@mpl.ucsd.edu) (2) Dr. Dennis Hansell: http://www.bbsr.edu/Labs/hanselllab/crm.html (Contact: wenchen@rsmas.miami.edu) (3) Prof E M Scott, Dept of Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW UK (marian@stats.gla.ac.uk) (4) IAEA: http://www.iaea.org/programmes/aqcs/ (5) NIST: http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/232/232.htm (6) NIST Atmospheric Chemistry Group: http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div837/837.01/outputs/standards/StdMat.htm (7) NRC-IMB, Canada: http://www.imb.nrc.ca/crmp_e.html (8) NRC-INMS, Canada: http://www.ems.nrc.ca/ems1.htm (9) Ocean Scientific: http://www.oceanscientific.com/seawaterdivision.htm (10) Although these were originally distributed by the Sagami Chemical Research Center, they are now available from Wako Pure Chemical Industries through their on-line catalog (Keyword: CSK): http://www.wako-chem.co.jp/specialty/ (11) U.S. Geological Survey: http://minerals.cr.usgs.gov/geo_chem_stand/ Additional sources for Reference Materials: (1) A limited selection of environmental reference materials is also available from the European Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements in Belgium: http://www.irmm.jrc.be/ (2) International Steering Committee for Black Carbon Reference http://www.du.edu/~dwismith/bcsteer.html |