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B -- ANALYSIS OF COAL SAMPLES DUE 072800 POC Patricia Goree (703) 648-7396 The US Geological Survey (USGS) intends to make an award to RMB Earth Science Consultants to determine gas absorption isotherms for methane and carbon dioxide on coal samples. RMB is the creator of a customized gas absorption instrument and sample processing method that is uniquely suited to the coal samples that the USGS requires to be processed. This announcement is for informational purposes only. Posted 07/20/00 (W-SN476925). (0202)

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