What’s in coal ash?

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What’s in coal ash?

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More than 25 percent of the chemical elements listed on the periodic table can be found in coal and coal ash.

More than 25 percent of the chemical elements listed on the periodic table can be found in coal and coal ash.

What’s in coal ash? 25.64 percent of the periodic table. Click on the element’s names to learn more about them from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry(ATSDR) TOX Profiles or the World Health Organization (WHO) website.
  • 4 – Be – Beryllium
  • 11 – Na – Sodium
  • 12 – Mg – Magnesium
  • 13 – Al – Aluminum
  • 16 – S – Sulfur
  • 19 – K – Potassium
  • 20 – Ca – Calcium
  • 23 – V – Vanadium
  • 24 – Cr – Chromium
  • 25 – Mn – Manganese
  • 26 – Fe – Iron
  • 27 – Co – Cobalt
  • 28 – Ni – Nickel
  • 29 – Cu – Copper
  • 30 – Zn – Zinc
  • 33 – As – Arsenic
  • 34 – Se – Selenium
  • 38 – Sr – Strontium
  • 42 – Mo – Molybdenum
  • 47 – Ag – Silver
  • 48 – Cd – Cadmium
  • 50 – Sn – Tin
  • 51 – Sb – Antimony
  • 56 – Ba – Barium
  • 80 – Hg – Mercury
  • 82 – Pb – Lead
  • 86 – Rn – Radon
  • 88 – Ra – Radium
  • 90 – Th – Thorium
  • 92 – U – Uranium
Sources: 
Heavy metals and coal — SourceWatch.org

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