The following links provide direct access where you may purchase standards directly from the Standards Development Organization and other organizations.
IAPMO http://www.iapmo.org ANSI http://www.ansi.org ASME http://www.asme.org ASSE http://www.asse-plumbing.org ASTM http://www.astm.org AWWA http://www.awwa.org CSA http://www.csa-intl.org FS STD http://assist2.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch GLOBAL (various standards) http://www.global.ihs.com ISO http://www.iso.org MIL http://assist.daps.mil/quicksearch MSS http://www.mss-hq.com NSF http://www.techstreet.com/nsfgate.html Techstreet(various standards) http://www.techstreet.com UL http://www.comm-2000.com