The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples
Edited by Curtis A. Palmer
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144
Determination of 33 Elements in Coal Ash from 8 Argonne Premium Coal Samples by Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma-Mass Spectrometry
By Allen L. Meier
Table 2. Concentrations of trace elements determined by triplicate ICAP-MS analyses of eight Argonne Premium Coals samples that were ashed and dissolved by the acid digestion method.
[All concentrations are in parts per million. ICAP-MS, inductively coupled argon plasma-mass spectrometry]
| Sample no. | Ag | As | Au | Bi | Cd | Cs | Ga | Ge | Mo | Nb | Pb | Rb | Sb | Sn | Te | Tl | U |
| UF PC-1-1 | 2.7 | 122 | < 3 | 0.89 | 0.97 | 13.7 | 40.4 | 32.5 | 22.4 | 19 | 57 | 166 | 3.8 | 7.1 | <0.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
| UF PC-1-2 | 3.0 | 118 | < 3 | .89 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 38.6 | 31.8 | 16.6 | 17 | 57 | 160 | 3.4 | 7.2 | <.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 |
| UF PC-1-3 | 4.6 | 119 | < 3 | .83 | .98 | 13.8 | 39.6 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 18 | 55 | 163 | 3.7 | 7.0 | <.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| WY PC-2-1 | 2.0 | 34 | <3 | .65 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 21.9 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 16 | 19 | 21.2 | 1.8 | 3.8 | <.5 | .90 | 7.6 |
| WY PC-2-2 | 2.4 | 31 | <3 | .65 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 21.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 15 | 19 | 21.2 | 1.8 | 3.8 | <.5 | .85 | 7.3 |
| WY PC-2-3 | 3.9 | 22 | <3 | .58 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 18 | 18 | 21.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | <.5 | .79 | 7.4 |
| IL PC-3-1 | 2.7 | 22 | <3 | .55 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 21.3 | 50.0 | 44.7 | 12 | 53 | 96.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | <.5 | 10.5 | 42.2 |
| IL PC-3-2 | 3.8 | 24 | <3 | .54 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 22.5 | 53.2 | 34.4 | 14 | 54 | 99.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | <.5 | 10.4 | 40.6 |
| IL PC-3-3 | 4.9 | 25 | <3 | <.5 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 22.4 | 52.4 | 37.4 | 15 | 50 | 95.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | <.5 | 9.1 | 36.7 |
| PITT PC-4-1 | 2.0 | 78 | <3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 34.5 | 12.3 | 7.7 | 17 | 41 | 87.0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | <.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| PITT PC-4-2 | 3.2 | 83 | <3 | 1.3 | .96 | 8.8 | 35.2 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 18 | 43 | 87.7 | 2.2 | 6.2 | <.5 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| PITT PC-4-3 | 4.8 | 89 | <3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 37.4 | 15.1 | 8.4 | 20 | 40 | 90.2 | 2.3 | 6.3 | <.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| POC PC-5-1 | 2.6 | 176 | <3 | .92 | .64 | 4.3 | 32.1 | 4.4 | 49.3 | 19 | 34 | 38.5 | 5.4 | 6.9 | <.5 | 4.4 | 12.2 |
| POC PC-5-2 | 4.2 | 185 | <3 | .98 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 33.9 | 5.1 | 50.0 | 20 | 32 | 39.8 | 5.5 | 6.9 | <.5 | 4.5 | 11.6 |
| POC PC-5-3 | 6.0 | 198 | <3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 35.7 | 6.8 | 53.8 | 25 | 31 | 41.2 | 6.1 | 7.2 | <.5 | 4.4 | 11.9 |
| UT PC-6-1 | 2.1 | 7.2 | <3 | .77 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 20.6 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 11 | 31 | 21.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 | <.5 | .62 | 18.5 |
| UT PC-6-2 | 3.6 | <1 | <3 | .78 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 21.5 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 12 | 32 | 22.8 | 1.9 | 3.7 | <.5 | .64 | 17.9 |
| UT PC-6-3 | 4.2 | <1 | <3 | .75 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 14 | 32 | 23.6 | 2.0 | 3.5 | <.5 | .66 | 17.8 |
| WV PC-7-1 | 3.6 | 32 | <3 | 1.2 | .26 | 12.3 | 45.8 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 29 | 61 | 178 | 2.7 | 9.0 | <.5 | 2.7 | 11.2 |
| WV PC-7-2 | 6.4 | 34 | <3 | 1.2 | .23 | 12.2 | 49.6 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 31 | 65 | 189 | 2.8 | 9.0 | <.5 | 2.8 | 11.4 |
| WV PC-7-3 | 9.1 | 37 | <3 | 1.2 | .37 | 12.0 | 49.8 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 34 | 64 | 188 | 3.2 | 9.1 | <.5 | 2.7 | 10.8 |
| ND PC-8-1 | .95 | 17 | <3 | < 0.5 | .31 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 20 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 2.9 | <.5 | <.5 | 4.4 |
| ND PC-8-2 | 1.6 | 7.4 | <3 | < 0.5 | .45 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | <.5 | <.5 | 4.9 |
| ND PC-8-3 | 2.3 | <1 | <3 | < 0.5 | .52 | 1.1 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 16 | 15.4 | 2.0 | 5.9 | <.5 | <.5 | 4.8 |
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