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• Effects of FAME Biodiesel and HVORD on Emissions from an Older Technology Diesel Engine
  12/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A paper comparing the potential of FAME biodiesel and HVORD as a control strategy to reduce the exposure of underground miners to aerosols and gases emitted by diesel-powered equipment.
• Intrinsically Safe Low-Power Methane Wireless Sensors for Mapping of Methane Gas Clouds
  11/28/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop intrinsically safe, low-power-consumption methane sensors for mapping of methane gas clouds accumulated in underground coal mines.
• Wireless Sensor Network with Methane Gas Cloud Detector and Absolute Pressure Sensor
  11/28/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to (1) conduct absolute pressure measurement and recording in both non-permissable and permissable areas of a coal mine and (2) explore methane gas cloud detection, measurement, and visualization.
• Integration of Sensing Technologies for Post-Event Monitoring of Hazardous Conditions in the Mining Environment
  11/22/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to provide detection of ambient conditions in lesser traversed, remote areas of a mine by way of a repeater system with sensing modules capable of linking into the existing, hardened communications and tracking system.
• Control Technologies and Strategies for Reducing Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Emissions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce exposures of underground miners to diesel particulate matter and gases through implementation of control technologies and understanding of the risks associated with  exposure to diesel engine emissions.
• Modeling Natural Gas Explosions for Coal Mine Safety
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to simulate the development and evolution of natural gas (NG) explosions in mine tunnels.
• Development of a Method for the Remote Characterization of Underground Mine Ventilation Control by Multiple Tracer Gases
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to develop a method to remotely characterize underground mine ventilation control by multiple tracer gases.
• Cryogenic Life Support Technology Development Project
  7/18/2016 - Interagency agreements
  An interagency agreement to develop cryogenic breathing apparatus and supply/filling systems for mine escape, rescue, and refuge.
• A Compact, Wearable, Personal Monitor for Real-Time Detection of Nitrogen Dioxide in Mines
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a liquid crystal (LC)-based nitrogen dioxide monitor housing a sensor which will detect and trigger an audio-visual alarm to warn miners when the concentration of nitrogen dioxide levels exceeds the threshold limits.
• Communication and Hazard Monitoring in Bleeders and Remote Workings
  7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to extend communication and hazard monitoring into bleeders or other remote workings in an active underground coal mine.