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Proficiency Charcoal

This document is a letter informing potential participants about Proficiency Testing Program – Coal Round 41 organized by Proficiency Testing Australia (PTA). It provides details about the coal and ash samples being distributed, tests to be performed, schedule, performance evaluation, pricing, benefits of participation, and registration details. Laboratories will be sent coal and ash samples in August 2020 to test over four weeks and submit their results. PTA will issue a report and performance evaluation upon completion and an invoice will be sent for the AUD$1400 participation fee.

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Proficiency Charcoal

This document is a letter informing potential participants about Proficiency Testing Program – Coal Round 41 organized by Proficiency Testing Australia (PTA). It provides details about the coal and ash samples being distributed, tests to be performed, schedule, performance evaluation, pricing, benefits of participation, and registration details. Laboratories will be sent coal and ash samples in August 2020 to test over four weeks and submit their results. PTA will issue a report and performance evaluation upon completion and an invoice will be sent for the AUD$1400 participation fee.

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17 June 2020

Dear Potential Participant,

I wish to advise the following:

Proficiency Testing Program – Coal


Round 41
Samples Note: PTA sub-contracts sample supply and
- one 125g coal sample homogeneity/stability testing for this program.
- one 10g ash sample
Schedule
Tests Sample distribution is planned for beginning of
a) Coal Sample: August 2020 and laboratories will be allowed
Moisture, Ash, Volatile Matter, Gross Calorific four weeks to test the samples and return their
Value, Total Sulfur, Relative Density, Chlorine, results. Detailed instructions, a results sheet
Carbon (total), Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Carbonate (with confidential code number) and the samples
Carbon, Phosphorus in Coal, Pyritic Sulfur, will be sent to each laboratory’s nominated
Sulfate Sulfur, Trace Elements – Fluorine, contact.
Mercury, Selenium, Arsenic, Boron, Cadmium,
Antimony and CSN/FSI. Performance evaluation
A report will be issued on the PTA website at the
b) Coal Ash Sample: completion of the program and a summary sheet
Ash Fusion (Reducing and Oxidising will be issued by post, which will provide an
Atmosphere) - Deformation Temperature, evaluation of your laboratory’s performance.
Spherical Temperature, Hemisphere
Temperature, Flow Temperature. Pricing
The fee for participating laboratories in this
Ash Constituents – Silicon as SiO2, Aluminium program will be AUD$1400. Additional samples
as Al2O3, Iron as Fe2O3, Calcium as CaO, are available for each individual laboratory
Magnesium as MgO, Manganese as Mn3O4, (same site) for AUD$1120. Note that each
Potassium as K2O, Sodium as Na2O, Titanium additional set of results that may be submitted
as TiO2, Phosphorus as P2O5, Sulfur as SO3, for analysis will incur a fee of AUD$200. An
Barium as BaO, Strontium as SrO, Zinc as ZnO. invoice for the appropriate amount will be sent to
you upon registration. PTA payment terms and
Benefits conditions are available on the PTA website at
Participation in proficiency testing will satisfy the www.pta.asn.au.
requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for
monitoring your performance by comparison Registration and contact details
with results of other laboratories. Please complete the enclosed request for
participation form and return by fax or email by 1
Official Recognition July 2020 to:
Proficiency Testing Australia programs are
developed and maintained to international Dr Emilia Cincu
standards. Our programs are accredited to Ph: + 61 2 9736 8397
ISO/IEC 17043:2010 “Conformity assessment – Fax: + 61 2 9743 6664
General requirements for proficiency testing” by Email: emilia.cincu@pta.asn.au
International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ).

Yours sincerely,

Dr Emilia Cincu
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
PROFICIENCY TESTING AUSTRALIA
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