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. 2022 Apr 21;7(17):14697–14711. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07326

Table 4. Average Concentration of Major, Minor, and Trace Elements in PS1 BS, PS2 BA, and PS3 BAa.

% PS1 BS PS2 BA PS3 BA
Al 19 11 22
Ca 2.2 2.5 15
Fe 4.2 3.3 6.5
K 2.9 1.7 3.3
Mg 0.9 0.6 1.1
Na 0.5 0.3 0.7
P 0.1 0.05 0.1
S 1.0 0.2 5.2
mg/kg PS1 BS PS2 BA PS3 BA
Cl 1021 677 830
Hg 0.02 0.004 0.02
Li 139 92 208
Be 4.1 2.3 5.8
B 610 621 89
Sc 33 19 39
Ti 7220 4016 8270
V 300 198 484
Cr 148 184 223
Mn 180 221 361
Co 19 8.8 23
Ni 86 61 141
Cu 79 47.0 93
Zn 181 84.0 259
Ga 46 18.0 54
Ge 11 3.9 14
As 17 11.6 69
Se 7.7 4.3 8.7
Rb 321 206 352
Sr 211 126 255
Y 36 52 58
Zr 179 261 233
Nb 21 22 31
Mo 9.9 2.1 10
Sn 8.3 2.0 8.9
Sb 32 12 55
Cs 60 30 51
Ba 776 600 1055
La 75 48 98
Ce 160 121 167
Pr 17 10 19
Nd 69 52 68
Sm 11 11 13
Eu 2.2 2.0 3.3
Gd 8.0 7.3 11
Tb 1.0 1.1 1.3
Dy 8.1 7.2 12
Er 4.3 5.7 5.7
Tm 1.0 1.1 1.1
Yb 5.4 6.1 5.6
Lu 0.9 0.0 1.1
Hf 6.8 5.3 7.5
Ta 1.4 1.1 1.2
W 7.6 4.4 15
Tl 2.8 2.2 2.2
Pb 52 25 79
Th 32 25 38
U 13 9.7 23
a

BS: boiler slag and BA: bottom ash.