3 ms·
Huh, TIL. Does seem to be the incorrect gas/context in the original article though (or at least the BBC article and the post are incompatible in that respect).
by dcminter 4y ago
Huh, TIL. Does seem to be the incorrect gas/context in the original article though (or at least the BBC article and the post are incompatible in that respect).
- sbierwagen 4y agoThese guys claim they found a coalbed methane deposit that was 6% carbon monoxide. If true, that would be rapidly fatal if it leaked into a mine. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Composition-and-calorific-value-of-coalbed-methane-in-different-regions_tbl1_339466180 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Composition-and-calorifi... The firedamp wikipedia article also names "the insidiously lethal afterdamp (carbon monoxide and other gases) which are produced following explosions of firedamp or coal dust." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firedamp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firedamp