

Metals being tested in the Dan River after a coal ash spill this week:

Potassium

Cadmium

Chromium

Copper

Nickel

Lead

Zinc

Vanadium

Silver

Aluminum

Beryllium

Calcium

Cobalt

Iron

Molybdenum

Antimony

Tin

Thallium

Titanium

Lithium

Magnesium

Manganese

Sodium

Arsenic

Selenium

Mercury

Barium

For comparison, this is what’s in coal ash:

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

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(Source: coalashchronicles.com)