- Author
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Crookston, R. B.
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McGuire, M. D.
- Title
- Evaluation of the Fire and Explosion Hazards of Oil Shale Mining and Processing. Volume 3. Oil Shale Mine Dust Program.
- Coporate
- Tosco Corp., Los Angeles, CA
- Report
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OFR 12(3)-85
July 15, 1983
64 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- JO275001
- Keywords
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mine fires
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explosion hazards
- Abstract
- Oil shale mine settled dust samples were taken from three Colorado underground oil shale mines. The dust samples were analyzed and dust concentrations were calculated. The volatile-combustible concentrations were calculated and compared to the minimum nominal explosive concentration determined by the Bureau of Mines. The dust concentrations sampled were found to be well below the minimum nominal explosive concentrations.