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Table 1. Arsenic content (parts per million) means, ranges, and standard deviations for samples from coal beds/zones included in the assessment of Northern and Central Appalachian Basin coal regions on an as-received or remnant moisture, whole-coal basis, by State and coal bed/zone.

[nd, no data; no., number.]

State

Coal Bed/Zone

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Standard Deviation

No. of Samples

ALL

Pittsburgh

12

0.33

61

13

140

ALL

Upper Freeport

34

0.72

130

25

250

ALL

Lower Kittanning

19

0.13

130

20

190

ALL

No. 5 Block

11

0.75

70

14

88

ALL

Stockton and Coalburg

11

0.40

79

14

193

ALL

Winifrede/Hazard

8.7

0.40

58

11

81

ALL

Fire Clay

11

0.70

53

13

39

ALL

Williamson/Amburgy

28

0.61

120

30

37

ALL

Campbell Creek/Upper Elkhorn No. 3

14

0.85

85

19

136

ALL

Upper Elkhorn Nos. 1 and 2/Powellton

27

0.80

280

47

104

ALL

Pond Creek

9.9

0.075

74

14

88

ALL

Pocahontas No. 3

7.1

0.30

35

8.1

33

             

KY

No. 5 Block

12

0.75

70

16

43

KY

Stockton and Coalburg

13

0.60

79

15

151

KY

Winifrede/Hazard

10

0.40

58

13

61

KY

Fire Clay

12

0.70

53

14

33

KY

Williamson/Amburgy

29

0.61

120

31

33

KY

Campbell Creek/Upper Elkhorn No. 3

21

1.1

83

22

55

KY

Upper Elkhorn Nos. 1 and 2/Powellton

33

0.90

280

53

76

KY

Pond Creek

15

0.64

74

19

36

             

MD

Pittsburgh

nd

2.7

2.7

nd

1

MD

Upper Freeport

32

4.3

90

24

13

MD

Lower Kittanning

16

15

16

0.66

2

             

OH

Pittsburgh

13

0.45

51

11

56

OH

Upper Freeport

44

3.9

120

29

46

OH

Lower Kittanning

22

2.9

130

21

93

             

PA

Pittsburgh

9.4

0.33

61

13

36

PA

Upper Freeport

33

0.73

130

23

180

PA

Lower Kittanning

16

0.14

90

19

88

             

VA

Stockton and Coalburg

nd

2.6

2.6

nd

1

VA

Winifrede/Hazard

2.8

2.4

3.0

0.35

3

VA

Fire Clay

nd

10

10

nd

1

VA

Williamson/Amburgy

11

0.90

31

17

3

VA

Campbell Creek/Upper Elkhorn No. 3

15

1.7

85

23

13

VA

Upper Elkhorn Nos. 1 and 2/Powellton

11

1.7

23

9.5

6

VA

Pond Creek

5.5

0.89

21

6.1

10

VA

Pocahontas No. 3

8.9

2.7

29

7.7

11

             

WV

Pittsburgh

13

0.33

58

14

47

WV

Upper Freeport

16

0.72

41

14

11

WV

Lower Kittanning

5.6

0.13

19

7.9

10

WV

No. 5 Block

9.0

0.80

49

11

45

WV

Stockton and Coalburg

4.3

0.40

38

6.4

41

WV

Winifrede/Hazard

3.7

0.50

10

2.8

17

WV

Fire Clay

3.7

1.7

7.6

2.5

5

WV

Williamson/Amburgy

nd

20

20

nd

1

WV

Campbell Creek/Upper Elkhorn No. 3

8.4

0.85

75

12

68

WV

Upper Elkhorn Nos. 1 and 2/Powellton

12

0.80

70

18

22

WV

Pond Creek

6.9

0.075

31

7.5

42

WV

Pocahontas No. 3

6.2

0.30

35

8.3

22


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