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• Respirable Size-Selective Sampler for End-of-Shift Quartz Measurement: Development and Performance
  5/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An 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.
• Direct-on-Filter alpha-Quartz Estimation in Respirable Coal Mine Dust using Transmission Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry and Partial Least Squares Regression
  5/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An 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.
• Characterizing Particle Size Distributions of Crystalline Silica in Gold Mine Dust
  1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This 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.
• Differential Activation of RAW 264.7 Macrophages by Size-Segregated Crystalline Silica
  12/1/2016
  This article by NIOSH examines the particle characteristics of crystalline silica that enable the process leading to silicosis.
• A Portable Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Instrument for Rapid Sampling and Analysis of Silicon-Containing Aerosols
  5/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article on a new portable instrument describes laboratory testing that demonstrated the instrument’s plausibility for identifying hazardous levels of silicon-containing compounds.
• Promoting Early Exposure Monitoring for Respirable Crystalline Silica: Taking the Laboratory to the Mine Site
  3/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article discussing a NIOSH-proposed solution for on-site quantification of respirable crystalline silica in dust samples.
• Examination of a Newly Developed Mobile Dry Scrubber (DS) for Coal Mine Dust Control Applications
  2/21/2016 - Conference proceedings, Peer reviewed journal articles
  This 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.
• Formative Research to Reduce Mine Worker Respirable Silica Dust Exposure: A Feasibility Study to Integrate Technology into Behavioral Interventions
  2/1/2016 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An 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.
• Silica Adds to Respirable Dust Concerns: What If You Could Know the Silica Dust Levels in a Coal Mine After Every Shift?
  1/1/2016 - Non-peer reviewed journal articles
  This trade publication by NIOSH discusses how respirable silica dust complicates the already complex issue of keeping dust levels low in underground coal mines, and how knowing silica dust levels quickly would help mines keep workers safer.
• Evaluation of Diffuse Reflection Infrared Spectrometry for End-of-Shift Measurement of α-quartz in Coal Dust Samples
  7/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A report detailing a study investigating the use of diffuse reflection infrared spectronomy to detect end-of-shift airborne quartz exposure.