Significance and Use
Coal contains several elements whose individual concentrations are generally less than 0.01 %. These elements are commonly and collectively referred to as trace elements. These elements primarily occur as part of the mineral matter in coal. The potential release of certain trace elements from coal combustion sources has become an environmental concern.
The ash prepared in accordance with these provisional test methods quantitatively retains the elements listed in 1.1 and is representative of their concentrations in the coal or coke.
1. Scope
1.1 These test methods pertain to the determination of antimony, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, vanadium, and zinc in coal and coke. These test methods can also be used for the analysis of residues from coal combustion processes.
Note 1—These test methods may be applicable to the determination of other trace elements.
1.2 The values stated in SI units shall be regarded as the standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
D121 Terminology of Coal and Coke
D346 Practice for Collection and Preparation of Coke Samples for Laboratory Analysis
D1193 Specification for Reagent Water
D2013 Practice for Preparing Coal Samples for Analysis
D3173 Test Method for Moisture in the Analysis Sample of Coal and Coke
D3180 Practice for Calculating Coal and Coke Analyses from As-Determined to Different Bases
D7448 Practice for Establishing the Competence of Laboratories Using ASTM Procedures in the Sampling and Analysis of Coal and Coke
D7582 Test Methods for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke by Macro Thermogravimetric Analysis
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
Other Documents
EPA/600/4-91/010 Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples
Index Terms
coal; coal ash; graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer; inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer; trace elements; Coal ash; Coal products; Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS); ICP-AES (inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry); ICP-MS (inductively-coupled plasma-mass spectrometry); Trace elements--coal/coke;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 75.160.10 (Solid fuels)
DOI: 10.1520/D6357-11
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