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Coal Ash Testing |
Sample Inspection:
Your samples will be inspected for the presence of bituminous and/or anthracite coal, coal flyash, coal ash, wood ash (possible lead or arsenic containing), asphalt, coal tar, oil soot, etc., according to the microscopy methods described in the white paper prepared by the LSP Association titled, "Methods for Evaluating Application of the Coal Ash and Wood Ash Exemption under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan." >> (2.6MB PDF)
List Price per Sample:
10 day TAT $250.00
5 day TAT $280.00
4 day TAT* $350.00
3 day TAT* $420.00
2 day TAT* $490.00
1 day TAT* $560.00
* Please call ahead for rush requests.
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Samples are first examined optically (PLM & Stereo Microscopes), and then by a state-of-the-art Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM). The sample's quantitative elemental composition is determined by an Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometer (EDX). This microscopy method may also be used to search for lead paint by SEM/EDX and Backscattered Electron (BSE) analysis. |
Pictured is a micrograph of a coal flyash sample (top) with associated EDX spectrum. | |
