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• Feasibility Study For a Novel Field-Portable DPM Monitor
  3/31/2017 - Research projects
  A project to investigate the feasibility of using alternative measurement approaches to quantify both elemental carbon and organic carbon in filter samples of mine air.
• Smart Ventilation to Control Airborne Pollutants and Physical Stressors in Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to develop and implement effective interventions to control diesel particulate matter, dust, and other respirable contaminants generated and liberated in the metal/nonmetal mining industry.
• Control Technologies and Strategies for Reducing Exposure of Underground Miners to Diesel Emissions
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to reduce exposures of underground miners to diesel particulate matter and gases through implementation of control technologies and understanding of the risks associated with  exposure to diesel engine emissions.
• Emissions from a Diesel Engine using Fe-based Fuel Additives and a Sintered Metal Filtration System
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article that describes a series of laboratory tests conducted to assess the effects of Fe-containing fuel additives on aerosols emitted by a diesel engine retrofitted with a sintered metal filter (SMF) system.
• Underground Mine Diesel Particulate Monitor Network
  3/31/2015 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to develop a monitor that can measure diesel particulate matter (DPM) in real time for at least a month and provide information on the mine-wide DPM concentrations to a central control station located on the surface.
• The Relationship between Elemental Carbon and Diesel Particulate Matter in Underground Metal/Nonmetal Mines in the United States and Coal Mines in Australia
  3/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing an investigation of the relationship between total carbon and elemental carbon from diesel particulate matter samples to determine if a single conversion factor can be used for all metal/nonmetal mines.
• Evaluation of a Wearable Monitor for Measuring Real-time Diesel Particulate Matter Concentrations in Several Underground Mines
  12/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article presenting a performance evaluation of a wearable, real-time DPM monitor, the Airtec, in several underground metal/nonmetal mines by comparing it to the standard method for determining DPM exposures (NIOSH method 5040).
• Personal Air Safety System (PASS)
  10/11/2014 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to provide miners with real-time alerts to potentially harmful air contaminants if a dangerous threshold of either immediate or timed exposure is detected.
• Effects of MERV 16 Filters and Routine Work Practices on Enclosed Cabs for Reducing Respirable Dust and DPM Exposures in an Underground Limestone Mine
  2/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing the results of a field test to verify the effectiveness of MERV 16 filters in the enclosed cab filtration systems on a face drill and roof bolting mining machine, which were tested at an underground limestone mine.
• Biodiesel Versus Diesel Exposure: Enhanced Pulmonary Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Differential Morphological Changes in the Mouse Lung
  10/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study to compare the effects of particles generated by engine fueled with neat biodiesel and neat petroleum-based diesel.