Rockdust
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rockdust-273-17566293
title:
Rockdust
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Rock dust is a pulverized rock, usually limestone, sprayed on walls inside underground coal mines to prevent coal dust explosions. The dust acts as a heat sink, keeps coal dust levels down, and also prevents the incidence of black lung disease. Rock dust has been used since the early 1900s, but there have been technological improvements since then. U.S. federal regulations require that rock dust be applied in all underground areas of a coal mine to mitigate the propagation of a coal dust explosi
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description:
Crushed rock used in mines
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockdust
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2023-06-14T22:12:56Z
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