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Mixture of Gases & permissible limit in UG mines

Updated: May 3, 2021

Mixture of Gases:-


Fire Damp:- It is a mixture of methane & other trace amount of other gases.


Black Damp/ Choke Damp:- Mixture of carbon dioxide & excess amount of Nitrogen.


After Damp:- Gaseous product & smoke after a fire or explosion.


Stink Damp:- Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) + Air.


White Damp:- Carbon monoxide (Co)+ Air.




Permissible limit of gases in U/g mines:-


1)CH4 - <1.25%. in general body of air

<0.75% in mine return air


2)Co2 - 0.5% or 5000PPM


3)Co - 0.005% or 50PPM


4)H2S - 0.001% or 10PPM


5)O2 - 19%


6)So2 - 0.0005% or 5PPM


7)No, No2, N2O4 - 0.0005% or 5PPM



Note - 1% = 10000PPM


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