The Chemical Analysis of Argonne Premium Coal Samples
Edited by Curtis A. Palmer
1997
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2144
Determination of Mercury and Selenium in Eight Argonne Premium Coal Samples by Cold-Vapor and Hydride-Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
By Richard M. O'Leary
Table 2. Mercury (Hg) and Selenium (Se) contents in eight Argonne Premium Coals determined by cold-vapor and hydride-generation atomic abosrption spectrometry (CVAAS and HGAAS), respectively.
[All values in micrograms per gram (µg/g)]
| Sample ID | Hg, CVAAS | Se, HGAAS |
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| 1st day | 2d day | Average | ||
| UF PC-1-1 | 0.38 | 0.39 | -- | 2.3 |
| UF PC-1-2 | .37 | .40 | -- | 2.0 |
| UF PC-1-3 | .44 | .37 | -- | 1.5 |
| Average | -- | -- | 0.39 | 1.9 |
| WY PC-2-1 | .13 | .11 | -- | 1.8 |
| WY PC-2-2 | .12 | .13 | -- | 2.8 |
| WY PC-2-3 | .11 | .14 | -- | 2.5 |
| Average | -- | -- | .12 | 2.4 |
| IL PC-3-1 | .09 | .10 | -- | 4.1 |
| IL PC-3-2 | .10 | .08 | -- | 4.0 |
| IL PC-3-3 | .09 | .09 | -- | 4.3 |
| Average | -- | -- | .09 | 4.1 |
| PITT PC-4-1 | .15 | .16 | -- | 1.8 |
| PITT PC-4-2 | .17 | .17 | -- | 1.6 |
| PITT PC-4-3 | .15 | .16 | -- | 1.6 |
| Average | -- | -- | .16 | 1.7 |
| POC PC-5-1 | .06 | .06 | -- | 2.9 |
| POC PC-5-2 | .06 | .06 | -- | 2.9 |
| POC PC-5-3 | .06 | .05 | -- | 3.1 |
| Average | -- | -- | .06 | 3.0 |
| UT PC-6-1 | .02 | .01 | -- | 1.2 |
| UT PC-6-2 | .01 | .01 | -- | 1.3 |
| UT PC-6-3 | .01 | .01 | -- | 1.3 |
| Average | -- | -- | .01 | 1.3 |
| WV PC-7-1 | .08 | .08 | -- | 6.1 |
| WV PC-7-2 | .07 | .08 | -- | 5.6 |
| WV PC-7-3 | .10 | .10 | -- | 6.9 |
| Average | -- | -- | .08 | 6.2 |
| ND PC-8-1 | .08 | .08 | -- | .60 |
| ND PC-8-2 | .08 | .08 | -- | .60 |
| ND PC-8-3 | .07 | .08 | -- | .60 |
| Average | -- | -- | .08 | .60 |
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