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• Silica Safety: Understanding Dust Sources to Support Healthier Work Practices
  2/1/2015
  This trade publication article by NIOSH discusses conversations researchers had with workers in the aggregates industry about silica dust exposure on the job, as well as their behaviors to avoid overexposure and their concerns regarding silicosis.
• Analysis of the Silica Percent in Airborne Respirable Mine Dust Samples from U.S. Operations
  2/1/2014 - Book chapters, Peer reviewed journal articles
  A journal article presenting an analysis of the % of silica in dust samples for the U.S. mining industry collected from 1997 to 2011.
• Deposition Uniformity of Coal Dust on Filters and its Effect on the Accuracy of FTIR Analyses for Silica
  7/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study investigating a FTIR method for end-of-shift silica measurement on filter samples that assesses the influence of radial deposition uniformity on the accuracy of the method.
• Identifying Sources of Respirable Quartz and Silica Dust in Underground Coal Mines in Southern West Virginia, Western Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky
  4/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This paper discusses the geochemical analyses which were applied in an effort to identify the specific source rock of respirable quartz dust in coal mines.
• Workplace Solutions: Reducing Hazardous Dust in Enclosed Operator Cabs During Construction
  4/1/2009 - NIOSH/USBM numbered publications
  NIOSH found that equipment operator exposure could be reduced by retrofitting air pressurization and filtration systems on existing cabs, using sweeping compounds on soiled floors, and implementing a dust control program.
• Improving the Performance of Fan-Powered Dust Collectors in Stone-Cutting Applications
  6/1/2008 - Conference papers
  The objective of the research was to cost-effectively increase the air cleaning volume and improve dust capture efficiency of an off-the-shelf dust collector with a larger motor and blower.
• Technology News 528 - Recirculation Filter Is Key to Improving Dust Control in Enclosed Cabs
  10/1/2007 - Technology News
  NIOSH has investigated various cab filtration system factors on a basic HVAC system in the laboratory to evaluate their effects on overall cab dust protection performance.
• Improving Silica Dust Controls for Metal/Nonmetal Mining Operations in the United States
  4/1/2007 - Conference papers
  NIOSH researchers are improving protection provided by enclosed cabs on mining equipment, reducing dust generation from surface drills, reducing dust levels in iron ore operations, and developing a new method to clean dust from soiled clothes.
• Crystalline Silica Analysis: A Comparison of Calibration Materials and Recent Coal Mine Dust Size Distributions
  1/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Since 1982, standard calibration materials recommended for respirable crystalline silica analysis by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) P7 Infrared Method and the NIOSH X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analytical Method 7500 have undergone minor ch...
• Silica Dust Sources in Underground Limestone Mines
  8/1/2002 - Conference papers
  The NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory is involved in research to identify silica dust sources and generation in underground metal/nonmetal mines. A summary of sampling procedures, resulting data, and methods being investigated to reduce silica dust w...