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NIST1648A

Urban particulate matter

NIST® SRM® 1648a

Synonym(s):

City Dust Sample

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UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
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grade

certified reference material

Quality Level

100

packaging

pkg of 2 g

manufacturer/tradename

NIST®

application(s)

industrial hygiene

format

matrix material

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General description

This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is atmospheric particulate matter collected from St. Louis, MO area, in a baghouse specially designed for this purpose. The values of the constituents in SRM are reported on a dry-mass basis; however, the material “as received” contains residual moisture. The particle size distribution of SRM 1648a was obtained using a commercial laser diffraction instrument manufactured by Malvern Instruments. The particulate matter was measured in aqueous suspension and is detailed in “Supplemental Information for SRM 1648a.”

The certified values are based on the agreement of results from two or more chemically independent analytical techniques obtained at NIST and collaborating expert laboratories. The certification of SRM 1648a is valid, within the measurement uncertainty specified, provided the SRM is handled and stored in accordance with the instructions given in the “Instructions for Storage and Use”.

SRM 1648A_CERT

SRM 1648A_SDS

Application

It is intended primarily for use as a quality control material and in the evaluation of methods used in inorganic analysis and for the determination of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitro-substituted PAHs (nitro-PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and chlorinated pesticides in atmospheric particulate material and similar matrices.

Features and Benefits

  • A unit of SRM 1648a consists of a bottle containing 2 g of atmospheric particulate matter
  • Information on product description, disposal, and transportation is available in the accompanying MSDS
  • The enclosed NIST certificate contains details on the expiry date, warning to users, instructions for right storage and use, preparation, and analysis of the RM

Legal Information

NIST is a registered trademark of National Institute of Standards and Technology
SRM is a registered trademark of National Institute of Standards and Technology

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Ji Young Kim et al.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 10(1) (2020-12-31)
Oligodendrocytes, myelin-forming cells in the brain, are vulnerable to oxidative stress. Recent work indicates that air pollution causes demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis. However, little is known about the mechanism of toxicity of ultrafine particulate matters (PMs) to oligodendrocytes.

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  1. How can I determine the shelf life / expiration / retest date of this product?

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    1. If this product has an expiration or retest date, it will be shown on the Certificate of Analysis (COA, CofA). If there is no retest or expiration date listed on the product's COA, we do not have suitable stability data to determine a shelf life. For these products, the only date on the COA will be the release date; a retest, expiration, or use-by-date will not be displayed.
      For all products, we recommend handling per defined conditions as printed in our product literature and website product descriptions. We recommend that products should be routinely inspected by customers to ensure they perform as expected.
      For products without retest or expiration dates, our standard warranty of 1 year from the date of shipment is applicable.
      For more information, please refer to the Product Dating Information document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/449/386/product-dating-information-mk.pdf

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  2. How is shipping temperature determined? And how is it related to the product storage temperature?

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    1. Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf

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  3. Hello. Would the autoclaving of 1648a particles result in different states or reactivity when treated with cells?

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    1. This product should not be heated beyond 30 °C and therefore should not be autoclaved. This product is intended for use as a GCMS standard and has not been assessed for other applications.

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