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• Emerging Respirable Dust Sensing and Control for M/NM Mining
  4/12/2020 - Research projects
  A project to demonstrate the suitability and efficiency of monitoring and control solutions which will help to lower the respirable dust exposure of metal/nonmetal miners.
• Retrofitting and Re-powering as a Control Strategies for Curtailment of Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Aerosols
  4/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study examining diesel emissions control strategies based on retrofitting existing power packages with exhaust aftertreatment devices and repowering with advanced power packages.
• Contribution of Various Types and Categories of Diesel-powered Vehicles to Aerosols in an Underground Mine
  4/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study assessing both the relative contributions different types of vehicles make to diesel aerosol concentrations and the effectiveness of control strategies and technologies.
• Reducing Silica and other Respirable Hazards in the Industrial Minerals and Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industries
  2/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop control interventions to reduce occupational exposure to silica and other respirable dusts in metal/nonmetal mines and mills.
• DPM Research: Monitoring Responses to Ventilation and Control by Water Sprays, and Capacity Building for Mine Ventilation Expertise
  2/5/2020 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A capacity-building contract focused on the use of ventilation in controlling diesel particulate matter (DPM) levels, particularly in the context of challenging mining conditions.
• NIOSH Response to 2018 NAS Dust Report
  1/31/2020
  Read NIOSH's response to the 2018 NAS report on dust monitoring and sampling
• The Design of a Laboratory Apparatus to Simulate the Dust Generated by Longwall Shield Advances
  12/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper outlines the design parameters for a shield dust simulator.
• Developing and Improving Respirable Dust Controls in Coal Mines
  10/5/2019 - Research projects
  To develop and evaluate technologies and approaches to improve effective dust controls to reduce respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) exposures in coal mines, focusing on reducing respirable quartz dust (RQD).
• A Field Study of a Roof Bolter Canopy Air Curtain (2nd Generation) for Respirable Coal Mine Dust Control
  9/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article describes NIOSH's testing of a 2nd generation roof bolter canopy air curtain (CAC) design at a Midwestern underground coal mine.
• Field Investigation to Measure Airflow Velocities of a Ram Dump Car Using Circular Routing at a Midwestern Underground Coal Mine: A Case Study
  8/16/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a field investigation completed to determine air velocities as well as operator dust exposure during shuttle car operation.