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THE report before us was drawn up for the Government of Western Australia by Mr. E. A. Mann, the Chief Inspector of Explosives. The importance of investigations on the subject of the composition of gases caused by blasting in mines cannot be overestimated, since, hand in hand with the safety in actual use of blasting explosives, there is the possibility of accidents arising from the products of the explosion accumulating in badly ventilated headings. This risk has been recognised by several Governments, and investigations instituted. In the present case a most valuable and suggestive report is the outcome.
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The Composition of the Gases Caused by Blasting in Mines 1 . Nature 86, 255 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/086255a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/086255a0