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An explosion demolishing an empty building was dubiously attributed to ignition of methane evolved from bat droppings [1]. There was much argument as to the probability of this [2], the eventual conclusion being that sewer gas from a septic tank was responsible.
See also INDIGESTION
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Anon., Universities' Safety Assoc. Safety News, 1979, (12), 20 21
See entries under Lithium
Battery Hazards and Accident Prevention, Levy, S. C. & Bro, P., New York, Plenum Press, 1994
Banner, J. A. et al., J. Power Sources, 1997, 65, 271
Wang, Q. et al., Chem. Abs., 2005, 142, 264309c
Electrical batteries have associated explosion dangers. These are best known as gas evolution and explosion consequent upon over charging during recharge [1] or connection with reversed polarity: Of 3 HP7 zinc-carbon batteries inserted into a calculator, one was inserted wrongly with reversed polarity. After 2 days, when it was taken out to rectify the error, the battery 'exploded', the carbon rod being ejected with considerable force [2]. With more powerful cells, the risk is increasingly the chemical energy contained in the cell [3,6]. Short circuits can also serve as ignition sources in flammable surroundings. A book covering all aspects of safety with many types of cell has been published. It gives accounts of many incidents...
