Carbon Dioxide in Mine Air
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Deadly concentrations of toxic gases may be as high as 1000 parts per million (ppm).

False

In a mine, normal operating conditions always ensure that gases are safe for inhalation.

False

The first priority for miners during a mine fire is to extinguish the fire as quickly as possible.

False

Toxic gases are only emitted during emergencies such as fires, not during normal mine operation.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

For many people, 1 ppm is easy to visualize and is equivalent to the national debt.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Acetylene cylinders can be safely stored and transported at a pressure of 100 kPa (15 psi).

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ammonia has an explosive range of 1%–50%.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbon Dioxide is a flammable gas.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

High temperatures with low humidity are dangerous due to the blistering effect of heat.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Acetylene forms an explosive compound with copper and alloys containing more than 67% copper.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ammonia's corrosive qualities may cause distress but will not result in rapid death due to suffocation or oedema in the lungs.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

One ppm is equivalent to 1 gram per 1,000 kilograms?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The STEL is a separate independent exposure limit?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Median Lethal Concentration (LC 50) refers to the dose of a toxic substance that would be fatal for 50% of a test population?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) refers to the maximum concentration of a gas that will ignite when exposed to an ignition source?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pure water has a pH of 7, indicating it is acidic?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Air is a mixture of several gases that can only be compressed to a liquid but not frozen to a solid?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hydrogen cyanide can be absorbed only through inhalation, and not through the skin.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hydrogen sulphide has a distinctive rotten-egg smell in both low and high concentrations.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

MAPP gas is extremely unstable and unsafe to use.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Methane is heavier than air and has an explosive range of 5%–15%.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Nitrogen itself has physiological effects on humans.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Nitrogen dioxide causes immediate throat irritation at 200–700 PPM (Parts Per Million).

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbon dioxide is lighter than air.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbon monoxide has an explosive range of 12.5%–74%.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Chlorine is highly soluble in water and easily removed from the air by water sprays.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hydrogen may cause an oxygen-deficient atmosphere resulting in asphyxiation.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hydrogen cyanide can be detected by its distinctive odor of bitter almonds.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbon monoxide reduces the capacity of the haemoglobin for carrying oxygen to the tissues.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Propane is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Propane has an explosive range of 2.4%–9.5%.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sulphur Dioxide has a strong sweet smell.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sulphur Dioxide is soluble in water.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Exposure to high concentrations of Sulphur Dioxide can cause mild irritation to eyes, nose, and throat.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Carbon monoxide is always present at the time of a fire and gives little or no warning of its presence.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Methane is produced by mine fires or explosions.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sulphur Dioxide gives advance warning in low concentrations when present during a fire in a sulphide ore body.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Polyvinylchloride (PVC)-covered belting gives off sulfur dioxide when heated.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Radon is a naturally occurring element released into the mine’s atmosphere.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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