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2/17/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract with Pennsylvania State University to investigate the characterization of submicron-/nano-scale coal dusts and their effects on miners’ pneumoconiosis and lung cancer for underground coal mines.
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Characterization of Coal Mine Dust Size Distribution, Chemical Composition, and Source Contributions2/16/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract with the University of Nevada, Reno, to characterize coal mine dust size, distribution, chemical composition, and source contributions.
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8/16/2021 - Information CircularsRead about the latest best practices for dust control in coal mining.
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1/15/2021 - Research areasRock Dusting Topic Page
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12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study comparing dry dust collection with a wet dust collection at one coal mine location.
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9/16/2020 - Research projectsA project to eliminate coal dust explosions in underground coal mines through the development of improved methodologies for identifying and mitigating explosible accumulations of coal dust.
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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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4/8/2019 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to explore when and how a secondary dust explosion initates and propagates.
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3/1/2019 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article examining the effects of spray type, operating pressure, and spray orientation on knockdown efficiencies on float coal dust for seven different water sprays.
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12/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article presenting a dimensionless empirical model developed for predicting airborne dust capture efficiency of water sprays and wet scrubbers.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program