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The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples

Edited by Curtis A. Palmer

1997
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144


Determination of Major and Trace Elements in Eight Argonne Premium Coal Samples (Ash and Whole Coal) by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry

By John R. Evans, George A. Sellers, Robert G. Johnson, Davison V. Vivit, and Judy Kent

Table 3. Trace-element concentrations (in micrograms per gram, µg/g) in coal ash determined by EDXRF (reported on an ash basis).

[nd, not determined]

Coal sample

Cr

Ni

Cu

Zn

Rb

Sr

Y

Zr

Nb

Ba

La

Ce

UF PC-1-1

186

104

146

162

160

440

74

205

20

380

52

112

UF PC-1-2

196

118

152

142

154

450

72

196

16

405

60

136

UF PC-1-3

196

84

158

150

158

450

84

205

20

370

70

130

WY PC-2-1

86

50

142

114

40

3,100

40

260

14

3,200

<30

72

WY PC-2-2

96

46

158

130

40

3,000

42

275

12

3,300

<30

50

WY PC-2-3

108

44

154

130

44

3,100

44

265

10

3,100

<30

<30

IL PC-3-1

265

88

66

984

90

188

30

146

12

465

<30

42

IL PC-3-2

265

122

58

737

90

178

20

130

<10

460

<30

52

IL PC-3-3

270

120

54

750

92

188

26

136

14

455

<30

40

PITT PC-4-1

200

98

70

92

102

760

56

225

22

370

<30

80

PITT PC-4-2

190

96

66

92

94

740

56

230

20

410

50

108

PITT PC-4-3

195

112

66

88

100

710

48

215

20

385

46

104

POC PC-5-1

235

132

240

82

50

2,100

134

320

16

3,200

3

100

POC PC-5-2

225

146

245

100

40

2,100

126

315

16

3,600

50

162

POC PC-5-3

235

150

225

88

42

2,100

130

320

16

3,500

44

168

UT PC-6-1

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

UT PC-6-2

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

UT PC-6-3

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

WV PC-7-1

238

91

130

64

218

393

110

412

40

567

75

145

WV PC-7-2

234

83

115

57

232

402

99

411

43

577

91

163

WV PC-7-3

237

87

120

59

224

411

118

421

46

552

96

154

ND PC-8-1

26

25

36

61

nd

6,700

nd

68

<10

5,000

nd

nd

ND PC-8-2

28

17

35

54

nd

6,700

nd

74

<10

4,900

nd

nd

ND PC-8-3

29

19

34

55

nd

6,700

nd

47

<10

4,700

nd

nd

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