National Measurement Institute

Chemical reference materials

We provide quality reference materials with legal traceability for agrichemical and veterinary drugs, clinical testing, forensic drugs and sports doping control. We also provide chemical matrix reference materials and gas calibration standards.

Our reference materials

NMI certified reference materials

Our certified reference materials have established metrological traceability to the SI unit for mass (kg). We report all purity values, stated as a mass fraction, with the associated uncertainty in the certificate of analysis.

Our reference materials have demonstrated homogeneity and stability.

We have NATA accreditation for producing matrix reference materials and assigning reference values under:

Chemical matrix reference materials

You can use our matrix reference materials to validate and quality control your analysis methods.

Industry sectors

  • Agrichemical and veterinary drugs

    We produce NATA accredited reference materials to ISO 17034:2016(E) General requirements for the competence of reference materials producers.

  • Clinical testing

    We produce NATA accredited reference materials to ISO 17034 General requirements for the competence of reference materials producers.

  • Forensic drugs

    We produce NATA accredited reference materials to ISO 17034General requirements for the competence of reference materials producers.

  • Gas calibration standards

    We can provide NATA accredited gas reference materials for manufacturing needs such as exhaust and stack testing, workplace and mine safety, and fuel gases including new energy gases.

  • Sports doping control

    We produce reference materials to ISO 17034:2016(E) General requirements for the competence of reference materials producers.

  • World Anti-Doping Agency and Partnership for Clean Competition funded anabolic steroids

    Our World Anti-Doping Agency and Partnership for Clean Competition funded reference materials are NATA accredited, and to ISO 17034 General requirements.

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