OLES Standard Reference Materials for the Forensic Sciences

NIST supplies industry, academia, government, and other users with over 1300 reference materials of the highest quality and metrological value. Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) are used for three main purposes:

1. To help develop accurate methods of analysis (reference methods)
2. To calibrate measurement systems
3. To assure the long-term integrity of measurement quality assurance programs

Some SRMs have an expiration period and the certification document for each SRM will offer this information. Information about SRMs can be found at Standard Reference Materials or by selecting the material in the list below.

A certification document is associated with each SRM.

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Asbestos

• SRM 1866a Common Commercial Asbestos
• SRM 1867a Uncommon Commercial Asbestos
• SRM 1868 Quantitative Asbestos in Building Materials
• SRM 1876b Chrysotile Asbestos for TEM
• SRM 8411 Mixed Asbestos Research Filter

Blood Alcohol Determinations

• SRM 1828a EtOH-H20

Drugs of Abuse (in freeze-dried urine)

• SRM 1507b THC-9-COOH
• SRM 1508a Benzoylecgonine
• SRM 1511 Multi drugs of abuse
• SRM 2381 Morphine and Codeine
• SRM 2382 Morphine Glucuronide
• SRM 8444 Cotinine

DNA Profiling (solid forms)

• SRM 2390 RFLP
• SRM 2391a PCR
• SRM 2392 mtDNA
• SRM 2395 Human Y-Chromosome DNA Standard
  Also, see Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet DataBase for more DNA information.

Glass (powder and solid forms)

• SRM 89 Lead-Barium
• SRM 92 Low-Boron Soda-Lime Powder
• SRM 93a High-Boron Borosilicate
• SRM 610 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (3 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 500 ppm)
• SRM 611 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (1 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 500 ppm)
• SRM 612 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (3 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 50 ppm)
• SRM 613 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (1 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 50 ppm)
• SRM 614 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (3 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 1 ppm)
• SRM 615 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (1 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 1 ppm)
• SRM 616 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (3 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 0.02 ppm)
• SRM 617 Trace Elements in a Glass Matrix (1 mm wafer, nominal trace element concentration 0.02 ppm)
• SRM 620 Soda-Lime, Flat
• SRM 1411 Soft Borosilicate
• SRM 1412 Multi Component
• SRM 1830 Soda-Lime, Float
• SRM 1831 Soda-Lime, Sheet
• SRM 1872 Synthetic glass (rod form, 3 different lead-germanate glasses)
• SRM 1873 Synthetic glass (rod form, 3 different barium-zinc-silicate glasses)

Paint

• SRM 2570 Lead Paint Film, blank
• SRM 2571 Lead Paint Film, Nominal 3.5 mg/cm²
• SRM 2572 Lead Paint Film, Nominal 1.6 mg/cm²
• SRM 2573 Lead Paint Film, Nominal 1.0 mg/cm²
• SRM 2574 Lead Paint Film, Nominal 0.7 mg/cm²
• SRM 2575 Lead Paint Film, Nominal 0.3 mg/cm²
• SRM 2576 Lead Paint Film, High Level
• SRM 8680 Paint on Fiberboard

Scanning Electron Microscopy

• SRM 1690 Polystyrene (0.5 % in H2O) 0.895 nominal particle diameter
• SRM 1691 Polystyrene (0.5 % in H2O) 0.269 nominal particle diameter
• SRM 1692 Polystyrene (0.25 % in H2O) 2.982 nominal particle diameter
• SRM 1960 Polystyrene (0.4 % in H2O) 9.89 nominal particle diameter
• SRM 1961 Polystyrene (0.5 % in H2O) 29.64 nominal particle diameter
• SRM 1963 Polystyrene (0.5 % in H2O) 0.1007 nominal particle diameter
• SRM 1965 Polystyrene 1 slide of 9.94 (hexagonal array) and 9.89 (unordered clusters)
• SRM 1978 Zirconium Oxide, particle size
• SRM 1982 Zirconium Oxide, Zirconia Thermal Spray Powder
• SRM 2063A Mineral Glass
• SRM 2069B SEM Performance standards
• SRM 8010 Sand
• SRM 8091 SEM Sharpness standards

GC/MS

• SRM 1543 System Performance

LC

• SRM 870 System Performance

UV

• SRM 935A Absorbance, 235nm-350nm

IR

• SRM 1921A Matte Finish Polystyrene Film

Firearms

• SRM 2460 Standard Bullet