Revision of a report by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which described experiments performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to study mine gases. According to the foreword: "Much of the material is reprinted on the following pages in its original form, and changes have been made only where manifestly necessary. Laboratory methods have been brought up to date. Some types of apparatus described in Bulletin 42 have now become obsolete and newer designs are described instead" (p. 1).
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United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 197
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Revision of a report by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which described experiments performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to study mine gases. According to the foreword: "Much of the material is reprinted on the following pages in its original form, and changes have been made only where manifestly necessary. Laboratory methods have been brought up to date. Some types of apparatus described in Bulletin 42 have now become obsolete and newer designs are described instead" (p. 1).
The Sampling and Examination of Mine Gases and Natural Gas, United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 42, ark:/67531/metadc12258
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Report by the U.S. Bureau of Mines based on experiments performed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to study mine gases. Findings in this bulletin include descriptions of the experiments and equipment used: "The first part of this report deals with the methods used by the bureau in the collection and examination of the various mine gases; the latter part discusses the bureau's methods of sampling and examining natural gas" (p. 5).
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The Sampling and Examination of Mine Gases and Natural Gas, United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 42, ark:/67531/metadc12258
Burrell, George A. & Seibert, Frank M.Sampling and Examination of Mine Gases and Natural Gas: A Revision of Bulletin 42,
report,
1936;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12388/:
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