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<text>AS 1038.10.5.1-2003 COAL AND COKE-ANALYSIS AND TESTING - COAL, COKE AND FLY-ASH-TRACE ELEMENTS-DETERMINATION OF MERCURY...</text>
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<text>PREFACE</text>
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<text>CONTENTS</text>
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<text>FOREWORD</text>
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<text>1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS</text>
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<text>3 PRINCIPLE</text>
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<text>4 SAFETY</text>
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<text>5 REAGENTS</text>
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<text>5.1 General</text>
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<text>5.2 Aluminium oxide (Al2O3)</text>
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<text>5.3 Solutions</text>
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<text>5.3.1 Hydrochloric acid (1 + 9)</text>
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<text>5.3.2 Reductant</text>
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<text>5.3.3 Absorbing solution</text>
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<text>5.3.4 Hydrogen peroxide (30% m/V)</text>
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<text>5.3.5 Hydrogen peroxide (1 + 4)</text>
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<text>5.4 Standard solutions</text>
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<text>5.4.1 Mercury standard solution (100 mg/L)</text>
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<text>5.4.2 Mercury standard solution (1 mg/L)</text>
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<text>5.4.3 Mercury standard solution (0.01 mg/L)</text>
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<text>5.5 Oxygen</text>
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<text>6 APPARATUS</text>
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<text>6.1 General</text>
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<text>6.2 Heating unit</text>
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<text>6.3 Combustion tube</text>
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<text>6.4 Combustion boat</text>
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<text>6.5 Silica pusher</text>
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<text>6.6 Three-way stopcock</text>
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<text>6.7 Flowmeters</text>
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<text>6.8 Absorption vessel</text>
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<text>6.9 Atomic absorption spectrometer</text>
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<text>7 SAMPLE</text>
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<text>7.1 General</text>
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<text>7.2 Equilibration</text>
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<text>8 PROCEDURE</text>
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<text>8.1 Number of determinations</text>
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<text>8.2 Blank test</text>
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<text>8.3 Check test</text>
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<text>8.4 Sample combustion</text>
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<text>8.5 Vapour atomic absorption measurement</text>
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<text>8.6 Calibration</text>
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<text>9 CALCULATION</text>
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<text>10 REPORTING OF RESULT</text>
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<text>11 PRECISION</text>
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<text>12 TEST REPORT</text>
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Abstract

RECONFIRMATION NOTICE
Technical Committee MN-001 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.
Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.
Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 15 July 2013.
The following are represented on Technical Committee MN-001:

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Australian Coal Association
Australian Coal Industry Reference Samples
Australian Coal Preparation Society
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Coalfield Geology Council of NSW
CSIRO Energy Technology
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
National Generators Forum
The University of New South Wales
The University of Queensland
University of Newcastle



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Scope

This Standard sets out a method for the determination of mercury in coal, coke and fly-ash by sample combustion and cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	Reconfirmed 06-08-2013
Pages
ISBN
Committee	MN-001
Supersedes	DR 02516 CP AS 1038.10.5-1993