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11/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper discusses a limited number of control technologies to reduce or eliminate harmful respirable dust.
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2/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper describes an inflatable temporary mine sealing technology and presents the results of NIOSH tests on the device.
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9/1/2008 - Conference papersThis paper presents an overview of dust controls typically utilized in underground U.S. coal mines and an update of ongoing NIOSH PRL research efforts that are evaluating new control technologies.
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6/1/2008 - Conference papersThe 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.
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9/1/2007 - Conference papersThis paper summarizes existing dust control technologies routinely being used in underground coal mine operations, and provides a review of new controls that are being pursued.
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4/1/2007 - Conference papersNIOSH 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.
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6/1/2006 - Conference papersA cooperative research effort was established to lower respirable dust levels in an iron ore grinding and concentrator plant. The most significant improvement was realized by changing the ventilation profile throughout the entire facility. Another succe...
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6/1/2006 - Conference papersThis paper presents an update on longwall dust control technology and practices in the U.S. It summarizes the results of NIOSH dust surveys conducted at longwalls throughout the country to document the types of controls that are being used and to quanti...
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10/1/2002 - Conference papersOverview of a variety of techniques and methods that can be used to improve the air quality in underground stone mines.
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8/1/2002 - Conference papersThe 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...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program