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• A Review of Recent Accidents Involving Explosives Transport
  3/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article is a review of recent accidents involving explosives transport both in the United States and outside of the United States.
• Behavior of Nitrogen Oxides in the Product Gases from Explosive Detonations
  1/1/2006 - Conference papers
  Toxic fumes generated by explosives have been a concern for blasters, explosive manufacturers, and mining companies. In this study, 10 lb. charges of confined blasting agent were detonated in a closed chamber, and then detonation gases were analyzed.
• Blasting and Explosives
  9/18/2015 - Catalogs and indexes, Research areas
  NIOSH Mining Program page on blasting and explosives.
• Gas and Fume Generation at the Blast Site
  1/1/2011 - Book chapters
  Gases and fumes are generated as a result of explosives detonation at a blast site. This chapter discusses only those gases produced by the detonation of commercial explosives.
• Work-Principle Model for Predicting Toxic Fumes of Nonideal Explosives
  8/1/2004 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  The work-principle from thermodynamics was used to formulate a model for predicting toxic fumes from mining explosives in underground tests, where rapid turbulent combustion in the surrounding air noticeably changes the resulting concentrations.
• Toxic Fume Comparison of a Few Explosives Used in Trench Blasting
  2/1/2003 - Conference papers
  Report on NIOSH studies using a 12-foot diameter sphere to identify key factors that may enhance the levels of CO associated with the detonation of several commercial trenching explosives.
• Factors Affecting Fumes Production of an Emulsion and ANFO/Emulsion Blends
  1/1/2001 - Conference papers
  Study of toxic fumes produced by the detonation of ANFO/emulsion blends. An extension of previous ANFO fumes production research that includes an emulsion blasting agent.
• Factors Affecting ANFO Fumes Production
  2/1/2000 - Conference papers
  Study of toxic fumes produced by the detonation of various ammonium nitrate/fuel oil (ANFO) mixtures and several cap-sensitive explosives.
• Thermal Stability of ANFO Made with Recycled Oil
  2/1/1999 - Conference papers
  The NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory conducted research to determine the safe operating conditions for using recycled (used) lubricating oil from mining equipment as a partial replacement for diesel fuel to make ANFO-type blasting agents.
• Removing Booster Influences From Toxic Fumes
  2/1/1999 - Conference papers
  Investigation of the viability of removing the booster influences when ranking the toxic fumes of non cap-sensitive mining explosives.