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• Ignition of Methane-Air Mixtures by Laser Heated Small Particles
  5/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Optical technologies have progressed rapidly in the past 15 years. NIOSH is conducting a study to help provide a scientific basis for developing appropriate safety guidelines for optical equipment in underground coal mines.
• Remote Fiber-Optic Methane Monitor
  1/1/1992 - Reports of Investigations
  Reports on the U.S. Bureau of Mines development and testing of an instrinsically safe methane monitor based on differential absorption of infrared light.
• Digital Technologies Improve Mine Safety and Health
  2/17/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract with the Colorado School of Mines to research digital technologies to improve mine safety and health.
• Atmospheric Monitoring
  9/1/2020 - Research areas
  Monitoring Ventilation Parameters and Accumulations of Combustible Gas Topic Page
• Evaluation of Fiber Optic Methane Sensor Using a Smoke Chamber
  11/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report detailing the evaluation of a prototype fiber optic methane monitor when exposed to smoke.
• Methane Detection and Monitoring
  1/8/2019 - Research areas
  Methane Detection and Monitoring Topic Page
• Continuous Monitoring of Airflow and Methane in Coal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop guidelines to assess ventilation effectiveness in underground coal mines using improved sampling protocols and defining optimal instrument locations for continuous-reading airflow and methane monitors.
• Mine Escape Vehicle Technology Retrofit Demonstration
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to design the integration of appropriate Mine Escape Vehicle (MEV) technology into either an existing mantrip being refurbished or a new mantrip under construction.
• Method for Improving Ventilation & Gas Monitoring with an Advanced Fiber Optic Based Mine-Wide Monitoring System
  7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to create an advanced mine-wide distributed monitoring system utilizing a low power intrinsically safe fiber optic backbone for improving ventilation and gas and temperature monitoring in underground mines.
• Adapting Remote Methane Leak Detector (RMLD) to Coal Miner Rescue
  7/16/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to evaluate the practicality and permissibility of modern laser-based technology for remotely detecting and mapping potentially explosive methane accumulations.