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- Silica dust
- Document types:
- Peer reviewed journal articles
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Results 11 - 20 of 24
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5/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article by NIOSH about a study demonstrating the feasibility of end-of-shift measurement of α-quartz using a direct-on-filter (DoF) method to analyze coal mine dust samples deposited onto polyvinyl chloride filters.
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1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article by NIOSH describes a study in which gold mine dust samples underwent gravimetric analysis, quantification of silica, and characterization via aerodynamic and scanning mobility particle sizers.
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5/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article on a new portable instrument describes laboratory testing that demonstrated the instrument’s plausibility for identifying hazardous levels of silicon-containing compounds.
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3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article discussing a NIOSH-proposed solution for on-site quantification of respirable crystalline silica in dust samples.
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2/21/2016 - Conference proceedings, Peer reviewed journal articlesThis publication describes the results from testing a new dry scrubber that's designed to dramatically cut the levels of coal and quartz (silica) dust in underground coal mines.
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2/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article on the formative data collection and analysis that informed the development of a multilevel intervention to bridge health communication between workers and management to reduce mine worker overexposure to respirable silica dust.
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7/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA report detailing a study investigating the use of diffuse reflection infrared spectronomy to detect end-of-shift airborne quartz exposure.
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2/1/2014 - Book chapters, Peer reviewed journal articlesA journal article presenting an analysis of the % of silica in dust samples for the U.S. mining industry collected from 1997 to 2011.
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7/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA 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.
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4/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper discusses the geochemical analyses which were applied in an effort to identify the specific source rock of respirable quartz dust in coal mines.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program