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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a source of Standard 525 Reference Materials (SRMs), which are well-characterized materials that meet NIST- 526 specific certification criteria and are issued with a certificate of analysis. Several soil, 527 sludge and sediment SRMs are currently available for purchase: https://www- 528 s.nist.gov/srmors/detail.cfm?searchstring=soil (accessed 15-Apr-2019) . Product listings 529 are subject to change. Alternate commercial sources of SRMs may be available. 533 Regulations and permits are under the purview of the US Department of Agriculture 534 (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Visit the APHIS website 535 for more information on shipping and receiving soil: 536 https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import- 537 information/permits/regulated-organism-and-soil- 538 permits/sa_soil/ct_regulated_organism_soil_permits_home (accessed 15-Apr-2019). 539 Additionally, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) publishes the 540 Dangerous Goods Regulations for air cargo: 541 https://www.iata.org/publications/dgr/Pages/index.aspx (accessed 15-Apr-2019). These 542 regulations should be consulted before shipping soil by air. 543 Due to the possible presence of invasive species, even if a state does not have 544 regulations or quarantine rules in place, it is recommended that excess soils and plant 545 material are sterilized by the autoclave method before disposal in a landfill. 530 531 532 9.3 Shipping and Disposal Resources Shipping regulations are in place to prevent the spread of invasive species.

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