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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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10/16/2020 - Research areasThis page summarizes how NIOSH is addressing respiratory diseases in the mining industry.
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10/16/2020 - Research areasRespirable Dust Topic Page
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Investigating Mining Practices and Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposures in Underground Coal Mines9/18/2020 - 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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1/31/2020 - 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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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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3/15/2017 - Research projectsA project to develop and evaluate control technologies to reduce respirable dust exposures for operators of roof bolters and continuous mining machines.
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2/22/2017 - Research projectsA project to identify and develop improved respirable dust controls for coal mines and facilitate their implementation to reduce the dust exposures of mine workers.
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12/30/2016 - Promotional materialsFind out how the continuous personal dust monitor (CPDM) is being used to reduce exposure to black lung-causing coal dust.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program