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4/1/2006 - Technology NewsThis publication is intended to promote awareness of float coal dust explosion hazards in the mining industry and offers a float coal dust mitigation technique.
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3/27/2023 - Research projectsA project to reduce the risks associated with accumulations of combustible and explosive materials.
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7/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study to determine the optimal configuration of a water curtain developed to reduce float coal dust in mine airways.
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1/1/2018An article presenting a study on the potential of open-air water sprays to reduce concentrations of airborne float coal dust, smaller than 75 µm in diameter, in longwall face airstreams.
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9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article detailing field characterization studies performed by NIOSH to determine quantitatively the sources, types and amounts of dust produced during various coal mining processes.
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12/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article by NIOSH discusses a prototype flooded-bed scrubber that was evaluated for float coal dust control in the return of a continuous miner section.
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11/22/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to develop wireless sensor technology, using functional prototypes, that can continuously monitor the ratio of rock dust to coal dust throughout an underground coal mine.
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10/22/2016 - Research projectsA project to reduce float dust deposition in return and belt airways of underground coal longwall mines through laboratory and field evaluation of novel dust prevention, capture, and suppression methods and dissemination of related findings.
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7/19/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to evaluate LiDAR sensing technology to estimate dispersion distances of float coal dust and assess adequacies of rock dust coverage over large areas.
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7/18/2016 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to design, fabricate, and test a continuous float dust monitor (CFDM) in both a laboratory setting and in a test coal mine environment.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program