Radioactivity of some coal and shale of Pennsylvanian age in Ohio
Trace Elements Investigations
404
Prepared by the Geological Survey for the United States Atomic Energy Commission
By: John L. Snider
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Abstract
Channel samples of the commercially important coal beds and associated rocks in the Pottsville, Allegheny, and Monogahela series of the Pennsylvanian system were collected in eastern Ohio. Equivalent uranium content of 0.001 percent or more was determined in the laboratory for five samples. The uranium content of the coal is less than the equivalent uranium content indicated by radioactivity measurements. None of the samples collected contain recoverable quantities of uranium in the ash.
Suggested Citation
Snider, J.L., 1953, Radioactivity of some coal and shale of Pennsylvanian age in Ohio: U.S. Geological Survey Trace Elements Investigations 404, 22 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tei404.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Radioactivity of some coal and shale of Pennsylvanian age in Ohio |
| Series title | Trace Elements Investigations |
| Series number | 404 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tei404 |
| Year Published | 1953 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 22 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |