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Trace Elements in West Virginia Coals

Dunkard and Monongahela Group coal HAP Trace Element summary statistics

Coal Bed Trace Element Summary Statistics
Clean Air Act, Title III Amendments of 1990 Hazardous Air Pollutants

Dunkard and Monongahela Group Coals
Coal Bed Name Element As Be Cd Co Cr Hg Mn Ni Pb Sb Se Cl F U Th
WASHINGTON Mean 7.80 2.98 0.10 0.64 27.80 0.13 25.63 26.82 8.05 0.68 4.00 180.00 1.48 4.30
n 1 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
WAYNESBURG A Mean 157.38 1.55 0.26 28.38 28.35 0.34 103.20 25.80 5.16 1.88 1.90 180.00 1.16
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
WAYNESBURG Mean 23.37 1.63 0.07 7.88 28.72 0.16 29.56 14.72 8.24 0.83 3.57 193.33 120.00 1.34 3.86
St. Dev. 34.22 0.96 0.03 2.47 8.31 0.09 14.68 3.76 2.96 0.37 1.61 58.59 0.27 0.76
max 74.55 2.99 0.10 10.65 40.05 0.24 51.12 19.20 11.03 1.19 5.80 2.60 1.66 4.61
min 3.89 0.77 0.05 5.00 22.01 0.05 19.24 10.38 4.40 0.32 2.39 150.00 1.01 2.80
n 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 4 4
Coal Bed Name Element As Be Cd Co Cr Hg Mn Ni Pb Sb Se Cl F U Th
SEWICKLEY Mean 22.53 0.81 0.18 5.74 21.22 0.26 76.16 11.10 4.80 0.34 4.91 280.00 30.67 4.75 3.97
St. Dev. 32.00 0.21 0.20 5.51 7.77 0.17 82.22 4.90 1.79 0.28 2.73 93.81 18.34 5.82 2.06
max 130.54 1.15 0.64 25.68 36.38 0.68 315.00 25.68 9.32 0.98 10.30 380.00 45.00 17.12 8.77
min 1.90 0.52 0.05 2.23 12.60 0.08 11.89 6.75 2.25 0.00 1.60 140.00 10.00 0.42 1.40
n 16 16 11 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 6 10 3 16 16
Coal Bed Name Element As Be Cd Co Cr Hg Mn Ni Pb Sb Se Cl F U Th
REDSTONE Mean 15.88 0.80 0.05 2.45 10.08 0.25 36.43 5.30 2.97 0.38 1.91 342.17 75.86 1.78 1.40
St. Dev. 16.50 0.44 0.01 1.10 3.22 0.17 47.37 2.26 1.66 0.20 0.99 324.09 54.41 1.95 0.44
max 86.70 2.33 0.10 6.16 21.00 0.93 292.10 14.00 8.51 1.10 5.70 1760.00 250.00 6.32 2.64
min 3.30 0.28 0.02 1.00 5.80 0.04 4.98 2.55 0.65 0.10 0.50 10.00 18.00 0.25 0.80
n 42 42 39 42 42 42 42 42 40 42 40 23 37 37 42
Coal Bed Name Element As Be Cd Co Cr Hg Mn Ni Pb Sb Se Cl F U Th
PITTSBURGH Mean 21.81 0.78 0.08 3.85 12.28 0.25 24.58 8.35 4.31 0.55 1.10 490.56 43.93 1.35 1.40
St. Dev. 31.43 0.49 0.07 3.03 9.07 0.23 15.61 5.28 3.77 0.61 0.87 288.96 19.08 1.29 0.62
max 191.40 2.18 0.43 13.00 63.00 1.08 60.00 23.00 24.00 3.65 3.80 1290.00 87.00 6.02 4.00
min 1.42 0.25 0.03 1.30 4.40 0.03 1.67 2.80 0.55 0.08 0.04 180.00 19.00 0.27 0.61
n 42 43 41 43 43 43 43 43 42 43 42 18 29 38 42

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