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Afterdamp is the
toxic mixture of
gases left in a mine
following an
explosion caused by methane-rich firedamp,
which itself can
initiate a much larger...
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underground mine
gases such as fire damp,
white damp,
stink damp, and
afterdamp. The
meaning of "damp" in this term,
while nowadays understood to imply...
- men in the
western section bore the
brunt of the explosion, fire and
afterdamp—a
poisonous mixture of
carbon dioxide,
carbon monoxide and
nitrogen left...
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underground mine
gases such as firedamp,
black damp,
stink damp, and
afterdamp. The
meaning of "damp" in this term,
while most
commonly understood to...
- with its
characteristic rotten-egg odour; and the
insidiously lethal afterdamp (carbon
monoxide and
other gases)
which are
produced following explosions...
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hazardous because of the after-effects of the explosion.
Gases known as "
afterdamp" –
carbon dioxide,
carbon monoxide and
nitrogen produced by the explosion...
- vast
majority of mine animals, were
killed by an
asphyxiating gas
called afterdamp that
spread through the mine as they fled to the Millcr**** Portal, several...
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combustion may
occur during explosions resulting in the
production of
afterdamp. The gas is up to 3% CO and may be
fatal after just a
single breath. Following...
- of whom were
members of the
rescue party. All
perished after inhaling afterdamp following the explosion. By 1936, of the
original six pits
opened at the...
- toxic, or explosive, or any
combination of these.
Afterdamp may also
contain stinkdamp.
Afterdamp may be a
bigger killer following an
explosion than...
