Natural gas safety

toxicity due to exposure to carbon monoxide

Firedamp is any flammable gas found in coal mines, typically coalbed methane. It is particularly found in areas where the coal is bituminous. The gas accumulates in pockets in the coal and adjacent strata and, when they are penetrated, the release of the gas can cause explosions. Historically, if such a pocket was highly pressurized, it was termed a "bag of foulness".

burning within within well-defined lower and upper bounds

specialized flow meter

Carboxyhemoglobin (carboxyhaemoglobin BrE) (symbol COHb or HbCO, also known as carbonylhemoglobin) is a stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin (Hb) that forms in red blood cells upon contact with carbon monoxide. Carboxyhemoglobin is often mistaken for the compound formed by the combination of carbon dioxide (carboxyl) and hemoglobin, which is actually carbaminohemoglobin. Carboxyhemoglobin terminology emerged when carbon monoxide was known by its historic name, "carbonic oxide", and evolved through Germanic and British English etymological influences; the preferred IUPAC nomenclatur

form of natural gas extracted from coal beds

electronic detector that measures carbon monoxide (CO)

EU directives on work spaces with an explosive atmosphere

electrical safety protection technique

unintended escape of gas from a pipeline or other containment

space heater powered by combustion of gas

massive natural gas leak in southern California

electrical equipment in places where fire or explosion hazards may exist

sensor designed to detect and respond to the presence of a flame or fire

An odorizer is a device that adds an odorant to a gas. The most common type is one that adds a mercaptan liquid into natural gas distribution systems so that leaks can be readily detected. Other types have been used for carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.

United States government agency

detection of leaks in pipelines containing liquids or gases