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• Inertization Technologies
  9/22/2015 - Research areas
  Inertization Technologies Topic Page
• Further Study of the Intrinsic Safety of Internally Shorted Lithium and Lithium-ion Cells Within Methane-air
  11/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study that continues research into the potential for lithium and lithium-ion battery thermal runaway from an internal short circuit in equipment for use in underground coal mines.
• Performance-Based Fire Safety Designs for Self-Escape in Underground Mines
  7/17/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract to minimize mine fires through further study of mine fire occurrence and behavior, devise firefighting methods, and train graduate students in mine engineering and fire engineering.
• Structural Analysis and Design of Seals for Coal Mine Safety
  5/28/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to transfer protective structure design technology from the defense establishment to the design and construction of seals in the coal industry.
• Are lithium-ion cells intrinsically safe?
  11/1/2013 - Conference papers
  A NIOSH study investigating the potential for lithium-ion battery thermal runaway from an internal short circuit in equipment approved as permissible for use in underground coal mines.
• 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.
• 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.