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1/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA report characterizing exposure histories and respiratory disease among surface coal miners identified with progressive massive fibrosis from a 2010 to 2011 pneumoconiosis survey.
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4/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper investigates the influence of air velocity and shield advance rates on respirable dust levels. Also discussed are engineering controls currently used to reduce shield dust and alternative controls being investigated by NIOSH.
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1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study tests the ability of a new air nozzle system, located under the drill deck shroud, to improve the dust capture of the drill deck shroud.
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12/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis investigation tested the feasibility of enhancing existing engineering dust controls by mounting a simple barrier on a longwall shearer that separated the operators from the cutting drums.
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Summary of NIOSH Research Completed on Dust Control Methods for the Surface and Underground Drilling12/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper summarizes the results of research that has been done on respirable dust control for surface mine blasthole drilling operations.
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1/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe Thermo personal DataRam (pDR) is an instantaneous sampler that uses light-scattering technology to provide relative measures of airborne respirable dust. The pDR can be used in active and passive modes to measure respirable dust levels.
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The Effects of Water Spray Placement for Controlling Respirable Dust and Face Methane Concentrations4/1/2006 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA series of laboratory evaluations examined the impact of water spray pressure, curtain setback distance, and external and underboom spray use for controlling respirable dust levels and sulfur hexafluoride tracer gas concentrations around a continuous m...
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4/1/2001 - Peer reviewed journal articlesMany types of heavy equipment used in the mining and construction industries use enclosed cabs to protect equipment operators from dust and noise exposure. A cooperative research study with a mining company and a cab filtration company was conducted to...
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11/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articlesHealth research studies have identified that the risk of developing and the severity of CWP are directly related to the amount of respirable dust exposure and the coal rank. The Pittsburgh Research Laboratory is pursuing more in-depth studies of coal ch...
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10/1/2000 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis article reviews various dust control technologies developed over the years at the Pittsburgh Research Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to provide various options and alternatives to lower bag machine o...
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program