Determination of mercury in coal using radiochemical neutron activation analysis

Analyst

Volumn 122, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1261-1264

  Blanchard, Lori J ^a   David Robertson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal; Gold amalgamation; Mercury determination; Neutron activation analysis; Pyrolysis; Radiochemical neutron activation analysis

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; COAL; MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030779169     PISSN: 00032654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a704012a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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