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Trace Elements in West Virginia Coals

Conemaugh Group coal HAP summary statistics

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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