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...

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...

underground mine gases such as firedamp, black damp, stink damp, and afterdamp. The meaning of "damp" in this term, while most commonly understood to...

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...

hazardous because of the after-effects of the explosion. Gases known as "afterdamp" – carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by the explosion...

with its characteristic rotten-egg odour; and the insidiously lethal afterdamp (carbon monoxide and other gases) which are produced following explosions...

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...

vast majority of mine animals, were killed by an asphyxiating gas called afterdamp that spread through the mine as they fled to the Millcreek Portal, several...

dust explosions. The toxic mixtures of gases found in mines included afterdamp, blackdamp and whitedamp. His description of the way a flame safety lamp...

force of the explosion, but rather were suffocated by the effects of afterdamp. The Mammoth mining complex consisted of the Mammoth No. 1 Mine (a shaft...

toxic, or explosive, or any combination of these. Afterdamp may also contain stinkdamp. Afterdamp may be a bigger killer following an explosion than...

other injuries and 45 were killed by afterdamp. Eight men were rescued, but one died from the effects of afterdamp. Only 31 miners escaped. United Mine...

Austro-Hungarian tunnel system. The detonation only leads to slight damage, but the afterdamp kills 4 Austro-Hungarian tunnellers. 20 29 September 1917 Pasubio: Selletta...

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...

to investigate but were impeded by the presence of afterdamp. According to Calland the afterdamp was "very strong and makes the men very dizzy. When...

were caused by the poisonous gases caused by explosions, particularly afterdamp or carbon monoxide. Survivors of explosions were rare and most apparatus...

foul with afterdamp. As the rescuers started to move into the affected area, the canaries carried were overcome almost at once. The afterdamp led to the...

carbonic acid gas) and carbon monoxide. The resulting mixture is called afterdamp and will suffocate and kill. Indeed, the gas forced its way through a...

day, when rescue operations had to be abandoned due to the presence of afterdamp. It was announced at that time that there was no hope of finding anyone...

explosions, blackdamp (locally called choak-damp [sic]), fire and the lethal afterdamp made any rescue attempt impossible. The suggestion was made that the pit...

outright by the explosion, but most died of asphyxiation by whitedamp and afterdamp. Death came so quickly that some of the mine workers were found still...

some suffering from the effect of afterdamp. The rescue party found 62 men and boys had been suffocated by afterdamp and some were badly burned by flames...

stinkdamp – hydrogen sulphide and other damps and afterdamp – the gas formed by an explosion. Afterdamp is particularly feared, it contains varying proportions...

ahead attempting to fan the air to mitigate the effects of the deadly afterdamp, they soon realised the other miners had not followed them. Jack Samuels...

level or tunnel to the surface for access or drainage purposes. Afterdamp Afterdamp is a mixture of carbon monoxide and chokedamp which replaces atmospheric...

cage fall Glamorgan Colliery Llwynypia 25 January 1932 11 explosion, afterdamp Blaenclydach Colliery Clydach Vale 25 November 1941 7 runaway trolley...

that day. A critical aspect to the science of firedamp explosions is the afterdamp, the aftermath mix of gases, which can be equally dangerous, if not more...

were the result of "suffocation, caused by the post-explosion effects of afterdamp or methane poisoning".: 138–139  Among the 114 victims, thirty-four were...

The explosion pushed all of the air out of the mine and filled it with afterdamp, a deadly gas that is a mixture of Carbon dioxide and Carbon monoxide...

replacement of the core containment walls. Another concern is fusion afterdamp (debris left in the reaction chamber), which could interfere with subsequent...