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• Mining
  ...traction of any [[non-renewable resource]] (e.g., [[petroleum]], [[natural gas]], or even [[fossil water|water]]). ...nd produces, for example, 85% of minerals (excluding petroleum and natural gas) in the United States, including 98% of metallic ores.<ref>Hartmann HL. ''I
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• Inhalation exposure
  Estimates of the resistance for gas mucus and tissue in the terminal bronchioles for {{chem|SO|2}}, {{chem|O| ! Gas <br>
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• Easily Manipulated Mechanical Arm
  ...industrial, and military markets. EMMA is not a robot; only a source of [[Gas compressor|pressurized air]] is needed for operation. It requires no progra
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• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
  ...:200px" | [[Image:WHMIS Class A.svg|150px]]<br>'''Class A'''<br>Compressed gas
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• Lead
  ...owever, dissolve in [[nitric acid]] with the evolution of [[nitric oxide]] gas to form dissolved [[lead(II) nitrate|Pb(NO₃)₂]]. ...with difficulty and decomposes readily into lead(II) chloride and chlorine gas. The bromide and iodide of lead(IV) are not known to exist.<ref name="brady
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• Knovel
  *Oil & Gas Engineering
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• IDLH
  ...to escape a "dangerous" but not life-threatening atmosphere (such as tear gas).
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• Afterdamp
  ...on monoxide]] and [[nitrogen]]. [[Hydrogen sulfide]], another highly toxic gas, may also be present. However, it is the high content of [[carbon monoxide] Afterdamp was the deadly gas which caused the majority of casualties in the many pit disasters of the Br
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• Felling mine disaster
  ...rdy miner shrouded in a wet blanket who poked a candle on a long pole into gas pockets. His life must have been short, but probably well paid when success
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• Windblast
  ...t''' is a term commonly used in mining to describe a sudden rush of air or gas due to the collapse of a void. ...an no longer support its own weight. When the collapse occurs, the air or gas occupying the void is displaced by rock, resulting in a pressure wave and w
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• Mine rescue
  ...by various hazards, including [[fire]]s, explosions, cave-ins, [[toxic]] [[gas]], [[smoke inhalation]], and water entering the mine. As mine rescue is par ...ts in all, mainly from [[fire station]]s) so they could be led out through gas-filled workings.
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• Mining accident
  ...K. ''Methane asphyxia. Coal mine accident investigation of distribution of gas.'' Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1985 Sep;6(3):211-4. PMID 3870672</ref> [[coal ...so promised to send safety supervision teams to 45 coal mines with serious gas problems and invite colliery safety experts to evaluate safety situations i
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• Drägerman
  Alex B. Dräger - German scientist and inventor of the combined gas mask and oxygen inhaler worn in underground rescue.
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• National Mine Map Repository
  ...state geological surveys, state mining bureaus, mining companies, oil and gas companies, conservationists, research and planning organizations, water pol *Gas well, oil well, and drill hole locations<ref> Coyle, Paul R. and Cassidy, B
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• Davy lamp
  ...to be mined despite the presence of [[methane]] and other [[flammable]] [[gas]]es, called ''[[firedamp]]'' or ''minedamp''. == Gas Detector ==
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• Safety lamp
  ...ing a different gas, known as [[firedamp]] (methane) involved igniting the gas deliberately to cause explosions, thus evacuating the mines of the majority ...(such as the [[wheat lamp]]) or the [[Oldham headlamp]], sealed to prevent gas penetrating the casing and being ignited by electrical sparks.
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• W64 Self-rescuer
  ...de|CO]](1% Carbon monoxide)gas to the non-fatal [[Carbon dioxide|{{CO2}}]] gas<ref>http://www.msha.gov/S&HINFO/USERNOTE/PORTPAK.pdf</ref>. The device prod
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• Jackhammer
  Modern versions use [[Gas compressor|rotary compressors]] and have more sophisticated variable govern
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• Heat gun
  ...eating element]] based on electrical resistance but some produce heat by a gas flame. A fan increases and focuses air flow for [[convection]] heating.
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• Airbrush
  ...me Air Brush, was developed by [[Abner Peeler]] and used a hand-operated [[Gas compressor|compressor]], and the inventor patented it "for the painting of
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