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- Respirable dust level
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- Reports of Investigations
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1/1/2011 - Reports of InvestigationsDust surveys determined if deep-cut mining expose face workers to higher levels of respirable dust. Study findings indicate that levels on bolting faces did not appear to be affected by longer cycles associated with deep-cut mining practices.
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10/1/1998 - Reports of InvestigationsLaboratory testing and results are presented where five bituminous coals were prepared and processed through a double roll crusher located in a low-velocity wind tunnel. The results indicate that a combination of several factors are associated with air...
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1/1/1992 - Reports of InvestigationsDust surveys were conducted to determine factors affecting belt entry dust levels and how using belt air to ventilate work areas affected dust exposures.
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1/1/1992 - Reports of InvestigationsThe U.S. Bureau of Mines investigated the relationship of bituminous coal seam parameters and the amount of respirable dust generated at longwalls.
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1/1/1977 - Reports of InvestigationsThis Bureau of Mines report deals with water infusion of coalbeds, which can control methane emission at face areas during developmental mining and which may sometimes suppress dust. Studies show that water infused into the coalbed flows through the fra...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program