Trace Elements in West Virginia Coals
 
Coal Bed Trace Element Summary Statistics
Clean Air Act, Title III Amendments of 1990
Hazardous Air Pollutants
Conemaugh Group Coals
| Coal Bed Name | 
Element | 
As | 
Be | 
Cd | 
Co | 
Cr | 
Hg | 
Mn | 
Ni | 
Pb | 
Sb | 
Se | 
Cl | 
F | 
U | 
Th | 
| LITTLE
PITTSBURGH | 
Mean | 
18.70 | 
1.66 | 
  | 
3.85 | 
14.56 | 
0.13 | 
92.60 | 
11.40 | 
3.12 | 
0.87 | 
0.93 | 
  | 
  | 
0.93 | 
1.46 | 
| n | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| NORMANTOWN | 
Mean | 
22.90 | 
0.53 | 
  | 
2.51 | 
8.80 | 
0.60 | 
12.80 | 
7.04 | 
2.46 | 
0.48 | 
4.50 | 
  | 
  | 
0.57 | 
0.62 | 
| n | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| LOWER
HOFFMAN | 
Mean | 
16.10 | 
2.58 | 
0.32 | 
11.40 | 
33.81 | 
0.14 | 
19.30 | 
32.20 | 
8.53 | 
1.56 | 
6.00 | 
  | 
  | 
2.58 | 
2.90 | 
| n | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| UPPER
CLARYSVILLE | 
Mean | 
11.00 | 
3.14 | 
0.22 | 
9.41 | 
42.56 | 
0.33 | 
24.60 | 
38.10 | 
10.30 | 
1.41 | 
8.70 | 
  | 
  | 
4.03 | 
4.03 | 
| n | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| ELK
LICK | 
Mean | 
87.95 | 
1.51 | 
0.13 | 
5.75 | 
38.19 | 
0.33 | 
27.03 | 
15.19 | 
10.27 | 
0.71 | 
3.20 | 
389.00 | 
20.00 | 
1.33 | 
4.88 | 
| St. Dev. | 
114.62 | 
0.21 | 
  | 
1.48 | 
19.08 | 
0.22 | 
7.88 | 
0.01 | 
5.42 | 
0.15 | 
2.60 | 
  | 
  | 
0.35 | 
1.95 | 
| max | 
169.00 | 
1.65 | 
  | 
6.80 | 
51.68 | 
0.48 | 
32.60 | 
15.20 | 
14.10 | 
0.82 | 
4.80 | 
  | 
  | 
1.58 | 
6.26 | 
| min | 
6.90 | 
1.36 | 
  | 
4.70 | 
24.70 | 
0.17 | 
21.45 | 
15.18 | 
6.44 | 
0.60 | 
1.60 | 
  | 
  | 
1.08 | 
3.50 | 
| n | 
2 | 
2 | 
1 | 
2 | 
2 | 
2 | 
2 | 
2 | 
2 | 
2 | 
2 | 
1 | 
1 | 
2 | 
2 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| HARLEM | 
Mean | 
370.33 | 
1.88 | 
0.18 | 
6.92 | 
27.77 | 
3.93 | 
62.13 | 
17.57 | 
10.31 | 
1.19 | 
3.00 | 
  | 
  | 
5.40 | 
4.81 | 
| St. Dev. | 
312.29 | 
0.27 | 
0.01 | 
0.39 | 
5.15 | 
4.65 | 
27.00 | 
1.91 | 
2.49 | 
0.03 | 
0.46 | 
  | 
  | 
4.01 | 
1.46 | 
| max | 
727.00 | 
2.19 | 
0.19 | 
7.34 | 
32.40 | 
9.30 | 
88.90 | 
19.70 | 
13.00 | 
1.21 | 
3.40 | 
  | 
  | 
8.21 | 
6.46 | 
| min | 
146.00 | 
1.62 | 
0.17 | 
6.56 | 
22.22 | 
1.20 | 
34.90 | 
16.00 | 
8.08 | 
1.15 | 
2.50 | 
  | 
  | 
0.81 | 
3.67 | 
| n | 
3 | 
3 | 
2 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
  | 
  | 
3 | 
3 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| UPPER
BAKERSTOWN | 
Mean | 
83.20 | 
2.38 | 
  | 
9.21 | 
44.55 | 
0.45 | 
77.20 | 
24.40 | 
13.10 | 
2.17 | 
3.30 | 
  | 
  | 
1.37 | 
5.35 | 
| n | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
1 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| BAKERSTOWN | 
Mean | 
50.47 | 
2.07 | 
0.15 | 
11.32 | 
24.99 | 
0.40 | 
32.82 | 
21.58 | 
10.63 | 
2.04 | 
7.08 | 
516.67 | 
40.00 | 
1.69 | 
3.44 | 
| St. Dev. | 
66.36 | 
0.87 | 
0.15 | 
11.03 | 
13.36 | 
0.49 | 
25.59 | 
17.40 | 
6.28 | 
2.01 | 
4.41 | 
362.95 | 
  | 
2.23 | 
2.21 | 
| max | 
234.00 | 
3.78 | 
0.54 | 
43.20 | 
52.14 | 
1.70 | 
90.00 | 
72.00 | 
25.20 | 
7.20 | 
14.20 | 
930.00 | 
  | 
8.28 | 
9.17 | 
| min | 
2.88 | 
1.00 | 
0.01 | 
2.57 | 
11.70 | 
0.02 | 
3.93 | 
9.12 | 
3.36 | 
0.43 | 
1.50 | 
250.00 | 
  | 
0.51 | 
1.43 | 
| n | 
11 | 
11 | 
10 | 
11 | 
11 | 
11 | 
11 | 
11 | 
11 | 
11 | 
11 | 
3 | 
1 | 
11 | 
11 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| BRUSH
CREEK | 
Mean | 
68.11 | 
2.71 | 
  | 
8.59 | 
41.81 | 
0.57 | 
62.07 | 
25.94 | 
14.54 | 
2.08 | 
2.93 | 
60.00 | 
  | 
1.86 | 
4.77 | 
| St. Dev. | 
51.21 | 
0.20 | 
  | 
2.96 | 
20.70 | 
0.51 | 
32.29 | 
12.38 | 
4.15 | 
0.48 | 
1.37 | 
  | 
  | 
0.81 | 
0.82 | 
| max | 
113.00 | 
2.88 | 
  | 
10.69 | 
61.65 | 
1.10 | 
97.20 | 
37.81 | 
19.32 | 
2.63 | 
4.50 | 
  | 
  | 
2.67 | 
5.34 | 
| min | 
12.33 | 
2.49 | 
  | 
5.20 | 
20.34 | 
0.08 | 
33.70 | 
13.10 | 
11.90 | 
1.72 | 
2.00 | 
  | 
  | 
1.06 | 
3.84 | 
| n | 
3 | 
3 | 
  | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
1 | 
  | 
3 | 
3 | 
| 
Coal Bed Name
 | 
Element
 | 
As
 | 
Be
 | 
Cd
 | 
Co
 | 
Cr
 | 
Hg
 | 
Mn
 | 
Ni
 | 
Pb
 | 
Sb
 | 
Se
 | 
Cl
 | 
F
 | 
U
 | 
Th
 | 
| MAHONING | 
Mean | 
108.33 | 
2.05 | 
0.10 | 
7.82 | 
17.61 | 
0.48 | 
14.70 | 
16.58 | 
8.89 | 
2.13 | 
3.17 | 
  | 
  | 
0.67 | 
2.18 | 
| St. Dev. | 
15.31 | 
0.58 | 
0.02 | 
2.36 | 
5.26 | 
0.01 | 
5.82 | 
11.25 | 
4.86 | 
2.11 | 
0.35 | 
  | 
  | 
0.28 | 
0.48 | 
| max | 
126.00 | 
2.61 | 
0.13 | 
9.36 | 
22.10 | 
0.48 | 
19.10 | 
28.80 | 
13.50 | 
4.50 | 
3.50 | 
  | 
  | 
0.90 | 
2.73 | 
| min | 
99.00 | 
1.46 | 
0.09 | 
5.10 | 
11.83 | 
0.47 | 
8.10 | 
6.64 | 
3.82 | 
0.46 | 
2.80 | 
  | 
  | 
0.36 | 
1.89 | 
| n | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
3 | 
  | 
  | 
3 | 
3 | 
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