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10/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesParticulate exposure from air pollution increases the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality. Although coal miners are highly exposed to coal dust particulate, studies of IHD mortality risk among coal miners have had inconsistent results.
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2/1/2009 - Conference papersThis paper presents the results to date of a NIOSH investigation into the possible causes that would account for the observed higher trends in CWP disease progression through review, data analysis, and in-mine surveying.
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7/22/2024 - 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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Investigating Mining Practices and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in Underground Coal Mines12/28/2023 - Research projectsA project to examine past and current coal mining practices and to identify potential trends, gaps in effective respirable crystalline silica exposure sampling and monitoring, and/or associations with geographic regions of high lung disease rates.
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7/4/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreementsA contract to evaluate different forms of silica embedded in the mine-emitted dusts and how they are related to their host rocks’ mineralogical and geological features.
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9/3/2021 - Research areasThis page summarizes how NIOSH is addressing respiratory diseases in the mining industry.
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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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12/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article discussing the impact of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung, and a general methodology for controlling respirable dust in underground coal mines.
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10/16/2020 - Research areasRespirable Dust Topic Page
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6/5/2017 - Research projectsA project to maintain a Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) designed to identify the incidence and progression of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in all coal miners.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program