Research Article

Chemometric Study of Trace Elements in Hard Coals of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland

Table 3

Concentrations of trace elements in hard coal samples of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB).

Zone of the USCBCoal mineHg
ppm
As
ppm
Ba
ppm
Cd
ppm
Co
ppm]
Cr
ppm
Cu
ppm
Mn
ppm
Ni
ppm
Pb
ppm
Rb
ppm
Sb
ppm
Sr
ppm
V
ppm
Zn
ppm

Northern10.010.46149.710.6115.5926.7235.62154.0936.0162.4221.571.2397.6644.61222.19
20.015.4947.451.582.9514.6414.87314.185.7816.607.800.8881.9225.23101.90
30.054.63188.130.195.838.229.7838.9111.0426.064.700.38204.1424.4675.33
40.113.82138.650.318.1816.9821.01165.099.746.267.330.69108.8256.1853.25
50.009.1357.271.882.025.1316.6196.277.6940.112.661.5865.4015.4187.56
60.001.77183.710.488.6311.4815.52107.3013.9420.5213.241.54119.0326.1579.06
70.000.63120.840.391.183.7214.1865.857.691.342.601.4071.557.5951.92
80.011.22218.810.821.553.8219.6177.607.137.856.191.97188.7812.7778.41
90.003.79179.331.223.025.8510.0759.7110.2919.946.321.41156.2614.7255.59

Southern 100.012.93177.940.087.5315.3613.9025.0628.9612.2916.510.08114.8839.1354.99
110.002.28191.270.558.6323.6745.4023.5333.0518.6314.560.76179.7595.5722.01
120.021.59302.720.5315.2013.9333.69101.2917.1618.6530.091.91360.5147.84101.56
130.020.58205.410.5812.6927.3946.9965.7332.0025.6626.090.14145.7472.36253.70
140.025.39419.580.9717.7632.2923.9598.6822.7428.7433.051.84232.3376.26183.88
150.014.78355.850.299.3414.4129.25101.9411.9518.2423.392.97511.2971.1042.79

Eastern160.012.53128.590.954.7413.3624.41105.9029.0229.3115.070.74106.0646.28126.24
170.037.1986.990.735.8221.2728.31214.7821.4822.7528.470.7584.3366.08106.83
180.055.98341.490.9211.3437.6348.97108.6343.2135.9266.161.06327.29104.1997.07
190.033.09108.420.786.1836.5932.29290.8020.8340.1031.110.63100.6869.59101.31
200.036.07356.881.109.3138.3853.2284.1142.0219.4644.861.01317.16104.06118.01
210.023.85206.491.415.9023.3038.21120.9319.8227.6336.240.90223.5574.17113.31
220.090.7796.990.5111.2620.226.40356.474.3526.8722.780.3867.0534.29278.16
230.013.85242.030.467.7812.388.4329.4810.0115.1111.590.6665.2333.4292.02
240.025.61545.760.907.7938.8127.24108.0927.4031.1839.481.35109.1298.80142.48

Western250.0310.37881.830.3616.9253.1271.5071.6869.1324.7455.130.73332.03156.46122.99
260.010.64112.630.4213.3619.5122.9175.3028.4218.4515.911.27115.3865.9644.75
270.069.22238.180.4815.0931.4917.72135.2026.7028.8666.580.96143.8290.29110.17
280.0579.25720.912.7223.0232.6961.81110.7031.78822.6631.262.01245.6681.84230.29
290.001.04136.480.631.574.209.27117.118.436.886.040.4373.469.2152.84
300.027.27290.020.925.9515.1023.1977.2820.0311.698.080.99191.8450.54439.25
310.013.80324.060.744.5011.2613.6178.2513.857.664.150.74210.4530.9932.34

Central320.010.4983.730.143.042.8510.1875.977.914.923.100.3865.145.3440.93
330.036.16495.150.2712.0924.3824.90149.4219.6728.4444.393.75252.2465.80120.18
340.024.75405.110.2911.8038.2016.49171.8229.6122.5119.820.54284.0843.5742.45
350.020.84188.190.207.0624.6624.14185.9517.288.9210.980.65108.1918.93104.17
360.062.54289.430.526.3812.6611.80170.8113.1828.6220.560.57156.7339.3064.55
370.010.68111.230.484.977.9513.7489.4710.4210.2915.140.6473.9923.9549.41
380.011.00170.010.215.5236.1321.78164.9331.0618.8114.190.1779.2732.8748.50
390.001.36249.530.204.015.7011.58117.416.945.132.770.4783.9013.4964.19
400.010.97209.990.297.028.8335.46131.1221.0614.999.040.67154.2930.6534.78
410.034.39323.001.972.8517.3918.44145.7314.8236.9528.942.22120.9044.05163.85
420.020.79240.170.247.1310.114.99175.0411.5217.5221.790.20118.0226.9086.77
430.001.03201.130.343.505.8813.19112.166.844.013.900.4791.5513.95159.41
440.011.33234.480.186.5043.7222.43167.2430.7914.3712.820.38143.5631.2141.62