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Origin of Gases in Coal Mines                                     215



                         TLV-C  ppm  e  e  e  20,000  e  e  e  e  5  e




                         TLV-STEL  ppm  e  e  15,000  e  e  400  15  5  e  e





                         TLV-TWA  ppm  e  e  5,000  e  e  50  10  2  25  e






                                       increased  explosive  explosive

                           Effects  simple         explosive  explosive

                           Harmful  Nontoxic  Nontoxic,  asphyxiant  Asphyxiant,  respiration  Asphyxiant,  Asphyxiant,  Toxic,  Toxic,  Toxic  Toxic  Explosive Adapted from Anon: Threshold limit values for chemical substances and physical agents in the workroom environment with intended changes, American Conference of Governmental Industrial





                         Density  lb/ft 3  0.083  0.073  0.115  0.042  0.080  0.073  0.890  0.170  0.119  0.005




                         Gravity


                     Gases  Specific  1) [  (Air  1.1056  0.9673  1.5291  0.5545  1.03  0.9672  1.1912  2.2636  1.5895  0.0695
                     Mine

                     Common  Symbol             C 2 H 6      NO 2



                     of        O 2  N 2  CO 2  CH 4  CO  H 2 S  SO 2  NO,  H 2  USA.
                     Properties                    monoxide  sulfide  nitrogen  Ohio, Cincinnati,



                     13.1              dioxide           dioxide  of
                     Table  Name  Oxygen  Nitrogen  Carbon  Methane  Ethane  Carbon  Hydrogen  Sulfur  Oxides  Hydrogen  Hygienists,
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