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BFI synopsis: methane, the fire-damp feared as a cause of underground explosions, being drained by pipes and put to good use, including the first railway locomotive to be driven on methane
Outlines the discovery of gas hydrates and the means now available for exploring their marine reserves. Looks at the potential for methane from hydrates as a substitute for conventional hydrocarbons and...
BFI synopsis: Methane drainage and ulitisation at Haig Colliery, Whitehaven. The gas is piped from the colliery to the local gasworks and mixed with town gas and used by the residents of Whitehaven NCB...
A scientific explanation for the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, based on the lifelong research of an American geochemist, Dr Richard McIver. He reasons that large gravity slumps around the US continental...
NoS synopsis: How the purity of methane gas - firedamp - is measured, and one way in which the gas is put to commercial use in a light bulb factory
BFI synopsis: point of Ayr reconstruction NCB Commentary - Point of Ayr Colliery, most northerly in Wales, comes into the headlines as its million pound reconstruction scheme nears completion. From this...
NoS synopsis: Analysis of dust, air and coal samples from pits NCB Commentary - Dust in the air is only one of the hazards which miners must meet. In every Coal Board are regular checks are made on dust...
Shows the steps in a Fiji boy’s home project intended to utilise brewery waste that was causing environmental problems. The plant material in the waste was fed first to mushrooms to break down the lignin,...
NCB synopsis: How methane gas, which can be a hazard in coal mines, when safely pumped to the surface becomes a saleable asset.
BFI synopsis: air supply in the mines. NCB Commentary - The air we breathe is all around us. It’s presence is vital to life. Without it we should die. Every living thing draws its sustenance from the air...
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