mine gases
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Mine Gases. What am I?. What Am I?. I am found in high places. I am odorless I am tasteless I am colorless I am extremely explosive I have a SG of 0.0695 I am Hydrogen. What am I?. I am found everywhere (not hi or low) I am an asphyxiant in concentrations I am colorless I am odorless - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Mine Gases
What am I?
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What Am I?
• I am found in high places.
• I am odorless
• I am tasteless
• I am colorless
• I am extremely explosive
• I have a SG of 0.0695
• I am Hydrogen
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What am I?
• I am found everywhere (not hi or low)• I am an asphyxiant in concentrations• I am colorless• I am odorless• I am tasteless• I am slightly water soluble• My SG is 0.967• I make up 78% of our atmosphere• I am Nitrogen
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What am I?
• I am odorless• I am found near roofs and backs• I am tasteless• I am colorless• I am somewhat water soluble• I am responsible for many, many miners deaths• I will explode when concentrated between 5% and 15%• I am Methane
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What Am I?
• I am water soluble• I am found everywhere (not hi or low)• I am odorless, colorless and tasteless• I am used in industry and medicine• My SG is 1.105• I keep fires burning• Without me you die!• I am Oxygen
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What am I?
• I have no color or taste• I prefer to stay low in mine air• I smell of petroleum• I am used in industry and at home• I assist you feeding your family many weekends• I am explosive between 2% and 9%• My SG is 1.563• I am Propane
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What am I?
• I am colorless and tasteless
• I smell pretty nasty
• I am slightly lighter than mine air
• I am highly explosive
• I am one of the most used gasses in industry
• My SG is 0.9107
• I am Acetylene
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What am I?
• I am told I taste sweet• I am very explosive• I am water soluble• I will kill you rapidly when concentrated• I have no color• I smell rotten• My SG is 1.19• I will explode between 4% and 45%• I am Hydrogen Sulfide
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What am I?
• I don’t smell• I have no taste or color• I am explosive• I am found everywhere in a mine (not hi or low)• Your blood likes me 300 times more than Oxygen• I will kill you and your whole family• I am a product of incomplete combustion• My explosive range is 12.5% to 74%• My SG is 0.967• I am Carbon Monoxide
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What am I?
• I am reddish brown in color• I smell of fumes• I will kill you and your fellow miners• I am not explosive• I am found waist level and lower in mines• I am a product of blasting and diesel engines• My SG is 1.59• I am Nitrogen Dioxide
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What am I?
• I have no color• I will kill miners when they breath me• I taste acidic• I like to dissolve myself in water and come out when
stirred up• I smell like a match• I tend to stay very low in the mine air• My SG is 2.264• I am Sulfur Dioxide
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What am I?• I am odorless and colorless• I am told I taste acidic in high concentrations• I have killed many miners• I like to stay low in mine air• I am a product of complete combustion• I am inherent in some rock strata• I am given off by old timber• I am a product of oxidation• Breathing me a little will increase your breathing rate• Breathing more of me will make you pant• My SG is 1.529• I am Carbon Dioxide