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• Time-Lapse Analysis of Methane Quantity in the Mary Lee Group of Coal Seams Using Filter-Based Multiple-Point Geostatistical Simulation
  8/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article examining the approach of using time-lapse methods to analyze the methane degasification of a group of coal mine seams in Alabama.
• Integration of Vertical and In-Seam Horizontal Well Production Analyses with Stochastic Geostatistical Algorithms to Estimate Pre-Mining Methane Drainage Efficiency from Coal Seams: Blue Creek Seam, Alabama
  7/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing the extent to which it can be estimated that boreholes helped to degasify the Blue Creek coal seam in Alabama in advance of mining the seam.
• Technology for Real-Time Monitoring of Coal Dust Explosion Hazards
  10/1/2012 - News articles
  The NIOSH Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM) is available for purchase and use in underground coal mines. A recent Information Circular supports its use for real-time explosibility testing of rock and coal dust samples.
• New Rock Dusting Standard to Prevent Coal Mine Explosions
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  NIOSH recommends a new standard of 80% total incombustible content be required in intake airways of bituminous coal mines in the absence of methane.
• Coal Mine Explosion Prevention Accomplishments
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  Coal Mine Explosion Prevention Accomplishments
• Coal Mine Explosion Prevention
  9/28/2012 - News articles
  Preventing coal mine explosions requires a suite of control strategies and NIOSH continues to conduct research to develop more effective intervention measures.
• Technical Solutions for Enhancements to Mine Safety Using Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate the use of Barricade II Fire Blocking Gel for use in mine fire prevention, control, or fire suppression technologies.
• Remote Methane Sensors
  9/17/2012 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to integrate a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) component into specialized electronics to measure methane levels in underground coal mines.
• CFD modelling of sampling locations for early detection of spontaneous combustion in long-wall gob areas
  1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  In this study, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling was conducted to optimize gas sampling locations for the early detection of spontaneous heating in longwall gob areas.
• A New Methane Control and Prediction Software Suite for Longwall Mines
  9/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper presents technical and application aspects of a new software suite, MCP (Methane Control and Prediction), developed for addressing some of the methane and methane control issues in longwall coal mines.