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The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples

Edited by Curtis A. Palmer

1997
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144


Compilation of Multitechnique Determinations of 51 Elements in 8 Argonne Premium Coal Samples

By Curtis A. Palmer and Sarah A. Klizas

Table 4. Agreement between techniques for trace elements using data from table 2 and criteria described in the text -- continued.

Element HP
techniques
Overall
agreement
Exceptions LP
techniques
Overall
agreement
Exceptions
Sr INAA(A) Good 1,3,6u EDXRF(C) Good 2,5,7,8u
  EDXRF(A) Good 7,8u;6x DCAES(A) Usable 1,5g;4,6p
  ICAP-AES(A) Usable 1,4,6g;2fp      
  ICAP-AES(A)* Good 8u      
Y EDXRF(A) Usable 1-3,5g;6,8x;7fp EDXRF(C) Usable (6)sg,7p;1-5, 8x
  ICAP-AES(A) Good 8u DCAES(A) Usable 1p
  ICAP-AES(A)* Good 1u      
Zr ICAP-AES(A)* Good 8u,6= EDXRF(C) Usable 2,3,6g;8p
  EDXRF(A) Good 8u;6x DCAES(A) Usable 1,7,8p
        DCAES(C) Usable 3g;5p;2,6-8x
Nb ICAP-MS(A)* Good 2,7u;6,8= EDXRF(C) Poor 1-6,8x
  EDXRF(A) Usable 1,3,4g;6,8x DCAES(A) Usable 4,6g;7p
Mo ICAP-MS(A)* -- 1-8= DCAES(A) Usable 4g;1,8p
Ag ICAP-MS(A)* -- 1-8= DCAES(A) Poor 8x
Cd ICAP-MS(A)* Usable 5,6,8g;1p      
  GFAAS(A) Usable 5,8g      
Sn ICAP-MS(A)* -- 1-8= DCAES(A) Poor 7g
Sb INAA(C) Good 5u      
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good 5u      
Cs INAA(C) Good 1,3,7u      
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good 1,3,7u      
Ba INAA(C) Good 3,4,8u EDXRF(C) Usable 1g;2,3,7,8p
  EDXRF(A) Good 4,7,8u;6x DCAES(A) Good 1,3,8u
  ICAP-AES(A) Usable 1,3,4,6,7g;2f,5fp DCAES(C) Poor 2u;6-8x
  ICAP-AES(A)* Good        
La INAA(C) Usable 3,5g EDXRF(C) Poor 2s,5s,7u;4s,6s,8s
  ICAP-MS(A)* Usable 5,3,7g      
  EDXRF(A) Usable 1,7g;5fp;2,3,6,8x DCAES(A) Usable 6g;3,8p
Ce INAA(C) Good 2-5u EDXRF(C) Poor 5g
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good 3,5u DCAES(A) Poor 2,5,7u;4,8x
  EDXRF(A) Usable 1g;6,8x      
Pr ICAP-MS(A)* -- 1-8= DCAES(A) Poor 6u;1-5,8x
Nd INAA(C) Usable (1),6g;2-5x DCAES(A) Usable 1s,4g;7p;2,8x
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good 8u;2-5=      
Sm INAA(C) Usable 3g DCAES(A) Poor 5,6u;1-4x
  ICAP-MS(A)* Usable 3g      
Eu INAA(C) Good 4,8u DCAES(A) Usable 6u,7g;1-5,8x
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good 4,8u      
Tb INAA(C) Good        
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good        
Yb INAA(C) Good 8u DCAES(A) Usable 1,6,7g
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good 8u      
Hf INAA(C) Good 1,3,5,7u      
  ICAP-MS(A)* Good 1,3,5,7u      
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