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Abstract
The National Coal Resource Assessment (NCRA) team of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has assessed the quantity and quality of coal beds and zones that could be mined during the next 20 years or more. Geologic, geochemical, and resource information was collected and compiled for the five major coal-producing regions of the United States: the Appalachian Basin, Illinois Basin, Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, Colorado Plateau, and the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, (Gulf Coast) (Figure 1). In particular, the NCRA assessed coal-quality information and characterized environmentally significant trace elements, such as arsenic and mercury, that are defined in and administered by 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990). The results of various USGS coal assessment efforts may be found at: http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/coal/coal_assessments/index.html, and a summary of the results from all assessment areas can be found in Ruppert et al. (2002) and Dennen (2009).
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Introduction |
| Series title | AAPG Studies in Geology |
| Chapter | 2 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Association of Petroleum Geologists |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | 19 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Geologic assessment of coal in the Gulf of Mexico coastal plain |
| First page | 9 |
| Last page | 27 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana, Texas |
| Other Geospatial | Gulf of Mexico coastal plain |
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