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1/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesMiners face a variety of respiratory hazards while on the job, including exposure to silica dust which can lead to silicosis, a potentially fatal lung disease.
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3/1/2021 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study evaluating a novel cassette designed to facilitate field-based, direct-on-filter analysis of RCS using transmission FTIR spectroscopy.
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8/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article that reviews available dust control technologies for bagging operations and discusses the findings of a recent case study of the current types of bagging and palletizing technologies in use.
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6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article highlighting a number of effective dust-control techniques that have been developed and tested by NIOSH and the USBM since the implementation of the 1977 Mine Safety and Health Act.
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1/10/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study comparing respirable crystalline silica concentration measurements using an end-of-shift Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrometry method versus a traditional laboratory X-ray diffraction analysis.
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1/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study demonstrating the potential of using a portable FTIR for estimation of crystalline silica in respirable dust samples for in-field exposure monitoring.
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12/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article comparing three performance evaluations of the GK4.162 high flow rate respirable size-selective sampler.
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11/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing two evaluations of the Dust Suppression Hopper (DSH) at industrial sand processing plants.
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5/17/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to examine the effects of air-blocking shelves on airflows and respirable dust distribution associated with medium-sized surface blasthole drill shrouds as part of a dry dust collector system.
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5/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article by NIOSH about a study to develop a respirable size-selective sampler for direct-on-filter (DoF) quartz measurement at the end-of-shift (EoS) using a portable Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program