Chemical analyses of coal, coal-associated rocks and coal combustion products collected for the National Coal Quality Inventory
Open-File Report
2006-1162
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Abstract
In 1999, the USGS initiated the National Coal Quality Inventory (NaCQI) project to address a need for quality information on coals that will be mined during the next 20-30 years. At the time this project was initiated, the publicly available USGS coal quality data was based on samples primarily collected and analyzed between 1973 and 1985. The primary objective of NaCQI was to create a database containing comprehensive, accurate and accessible chemical information on the quality of mined and prepared United States coals and their combustion byproducts. This objective was to be accomplished through maintaining the existing publicly available coal quality database, expanding the database through the acquisition of new samples from priority areas, and analysis of the samples using updated coal analytical chemistry procedures. Priorities for sampling include those areas where future sources of compliance coal are federally owned. This project was a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), State geological surveys, universities, coal burning utilities, and the coal mining industry. Funding support came from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
Suggested Citation
Hatch, J.R., Bullock, J.H., Finkelman, R.B., 2006, Chemical analyses of coal, coal-associated rocks and coal combustion products collected for the National Coal Quality Inventory: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2006-1162, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20061162.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Chemical analyses of coal, coal-associated rocks and coal combustion products collected for the National Coal Quality Inventory |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2006-1162 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20061162 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |