Table 2 Ion contents in fly Ash and bottom Ash (mg/kg).

From: Experimental and modeled analysis of contaminant mobility in coal fly ash landfills under continuous rainfall regimes

Elements or compounds

Fly ash

Bottom ash

The background of soil in China

The background of soil in Shanxi Province

ash outlet

ash storage yard

taphole

slag dump

Cd

4.73

3.88

3.31

3.28

0.074

0.102

Pb

65.8

60.9

40.8

42.4

23.6

14.7

Cu

45.4

44.7

32.1

31.8

20.0

22.9

Cr

74

69.9

68.0

68.6

53.9

55.3

Ni

38.1

32

23.1

24.8

23.4

29.9

As

12.7

10.8

4.06

3.76

9.2

9.1

Hg

1.06

0.68

0.56

0.56

0.040

0.023

Se

7.60

4.98

0.46

0.60

0.216

0.16

Fluoride

214

145

85.8

47.4

440

482

Chloride

770

700

700

660

150

Sulfate

9.48 × 104

9.75 × 104

7.63 × 104

7.29 × 104

672

  1. The average content of soil in North China.