Methodologies
AMI adopts a variety of different methodologies to suit the needs of researchers on campus and external clients. The list below shows some of the methods that AMI uses, but this is not an exhaustive list. Click on the links to learn more about the methods, including the sample size needed.
EPA
- 200.7 Determination of Metals and Trace Elements in Water and Wastes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry
- 1030 Ignitability of Solids
- 8260D Volatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
- 8270E Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
- 9056A Determination of Inorganic Anions by Ion Chromatography
ASTM
- D3176 Standard Practice for Ultimate Analysis of Coal and Coke (Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Oxygen)
- D3682 Standard Test Method for Major and Minor Elements in Combustion Residues from Coal Utilization Processes by Atomic Spectrometry
- D5865 Standard Test Method for Gross Calorific Value of Coal and Coke
- D6357 Standard Test Methods for Determination of Trace Elements in Coal, Coke, and Combustion Residues from Coal Utilization Processes by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, and Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption
- D7582 Standard Test Methods for Proximate Analysis of Coal and Coke by Macro Thermogravimetric Analysis (moisture, volatile matter, ash, fixed carbon)