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• Open-air Sprays for Capturing and Controlling Airborne Float Coal Dust on Longwall Faces
  1/1/2018
  An article presenting a study on the potential of open-air water sprays to reduce concentrations of airborne float coal dust, smaller than 75 µm in diameter, in longwall face airstreams.
• Webinar: Protecting Workers in Enclosed Cabs from Silica Exposure: Leveraging Research from the Mining Industry
  10/16/2017 - Presentations
  Plan to attend this webinar to hear about protecting workers in enclosed cabs from silica exposure.
• Mobile Dry Scrubber Provides Cleaner Air for Downwind Roof Bolter
  10/12/2017 - Technology News
  A Technology News describing a self-tramming, remotely controlled mobile dry scrubber developed by J.H. Fletcher and Co. under a NIOSH contract to reduce exposure of miners to airborne dust.
• Infographics: Helping Mines Control Respirable Silica Dust
  10/2/2017 - Publications
  Use these four handy infographics for tips on helping mine workers reduce their respirable dust exposure.
• Technology News 559 - Mobile Dry Scrubber Provides Cleaner Air for Downwind Roof Bolter
  9/30/2017 - Technology News
  A Technology News describing a self-tramming, remotely controlled mobile dry scrubber developed by J.H. Fletcher and Co. under a NIOSH contract to reduce exposure of miners to airborne dust.
• Characterization of Airborne Float Coal Dust Emitted During Continuous Mining, Longwall Mining, and Belt Transport
  9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article detailing field characterization studies performed by NIOSH to determine quantitatively the sources, types and amounts of dust produced during various coal mining processes.
• The Future of Respirable Silica Monitoring: Accurate Results Generated On-site in a Few Minutes
  9/1/2017 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing an innovative silica monitoring approach NIOSH is developing that would generate silica concentration data right on site, immediately after collecting a respirable dust sample.
• Comparison of Coarse Coal Dust Sampling Techniques in a Laboratory-simulated Longwall Section
  8/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  In this study, a personal dust sampler was adapted for area sampling of coarse coal dust in high-velocity ventilation air and then tested alongside other dust samplers.
• Simultaneously Reducing CO2 and Particulate Exposures via Fractional Recirculation of Vehicle Cabin Air
  7/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article presenting research on fractional recirculation as a simple method to reduce exposures to particulate matter and CO2 in vehicles.
• Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP)
  6/5/2017 - Research projects
  A project to maintain a Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) designed to identify the incidence and progression of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in all coal miners.