(see also firedamp)

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• Firedamp — is a flammable gas found in coal mines. It is the name given to a number of flammable gases, especially methane. It is particularly commonly found in areas where the coal is bituminous. The gas accumulates in pockets in the coal and adjacent… …   Wikipedia

• firedamp — noun An inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air. See Also: afterdamp …   Wiktionary

• Grubengas — (n) eng mine gas (see also firedamp) Schlagwetter (n), Sumpfgas (n), Grubengas (n) eng firedamp …   Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz Glossar

• рудничный газ — rus рудничный газ (м) eng mine gas (see also firedamp) fra gaz (m) de mine deu Grubengas (n) spa gas (m) de mina rus метан (м), рудничный газ (м); гремучий газ (м) eng firedamp fra grisou (m) deu Schlagwetter (n), Sumpfgas (n), Grubengas (n) spa… …   Безопасность и гигиена труда. Перевод на английский, французский, немецкий, испанский языки

• Oaks explosion — An engraving of the disaster The Oaks explosion occurred at the Oaks Colliery, near Stairfoot, Barnsley, South Yorkshire on 12 December 1866 killing more than 380 miners and rescuers. The disaster happened after a series of explosions caused by… …   Wikipedia

• History of coal mining — Due to its abundance, coal has been mined in various parts of the world throughout history and continues to be an important economic activity today. Compared to wood fuels, coal yields a higher amount of energy per mass and could be obtained in… …   Wikipedia

• List of disasters of the United Kingdom and preceding states — is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war but including acts of terrorism) which relate to the United Kingdom since 1707, the states that preceded it (including territory that later became the Republic of Ireland), or involved UK… …   Wikipedia

• Minnie Pit Disaster — The Minnie Pit disaster was a coal mining accident in Halmer End, Staffordshire, UK in which 155 men died. The disaster took place on 12 January 1918, at the height of the Great War. The disaster, which was caused by an explosion due to firedamp …   Wikipedia

• Hydrogen sulfide — Systematic name …   Wikipedia

• Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …   Wikipedia

• gas — gasless, adj. /gas/, n., pl. gases, v., gassed, gassing. n. 1. Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 2. any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 3. any… …   Universalium