Results 11 - 20 of 125

• Continuous Wave Laser Ignition Thresholds of Coal Dust Clouds
  8/1/2003 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Laser-based instruments are used in areas where coal dust ignition presents a safety hazard. This NIOSH study determines when an optical beam may be considered a potential ignition source in underground coal mines or coal storage facilities.
• Coal Dust Explosibility
  1/1/1996 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper reports US Bureau of Mines (USBM) research on the explosibility of coal dusts. The purpose of this work is to improve safety in mining and other industries that process or use coal.
• Quantifying Elemental and Organic Carbon in Diesel Particulate Matter by Mid-infrared Spectrometry
  9/1/2021 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a method for quantifying airborne organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) within aerosolized diesel particulate matter (DPM).
• A Novel Sampling Cassette for Field-based Analysis of Respirable Crystalline Silica
  3/1/2021 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study evaluating a novel cassette designed to facilitate field-based, direct-on-filter analysis of RCS using transmission FTIR spectroscopy.
• Field Comparison of a Roof Bolter Dry Dust Collection System with an Original Designed Wet Collection System for Dust Control
  12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study comparing dry dust collection with a wet dust collection at one coal mine location.
• The Impact of Black Lung and a Methodology for Controlling Respirable Dust
  12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing the impact of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung, and a general methodology for controlling respirable dust in underground coal mines.
• Evaluation of Engineering Controls at Bagging Operations to Reduce Exposures to Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust
  8/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article that reviews available dust control technologies for bagging operations and discusses the findings of a recent case study of the current types of bagging and palletizing technologies in use.
• Design of a Water Curtain to Reduce Accumulations of Float Coal Dust in Longwall Returns
  7/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study to determine the optimal configuration of a water curtain developed to reduce float coal dust in mine airways.
• Forty Years of NIOSH/USBM-developed Control Technology to Reduce Respirable Dust Exposure for Miners in Industrial Minerals Processing Operations
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article highlighting a number of effective dust-control techniques that have been developed and tested by NIOSH and the USBM since the implementation of the 1977 Mine Safety and Health Act.
• A Predictive Model for Elemental Carbon, Organic Carbon and Total Carbon Based on Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Measurements of Filter-collected Diesel Particulate Matter
  6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study suggesting that laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy measurements coupled with partial least squares modeling results could be a method for rapidly analyzing diesel particulate matter concentrations.