Results 1 - 10 of 10

• Improving Protection Against Respirable Dust at an Underground Crusher Booth
  11/30/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article describing a study at an underground limestone mine crusher booth that evaluated a filtration and pressurization system, two experimental prototype filters, and three cab pressure monitoring devices.
• Design, Testing, and Modeling of Environmental Enclosures for Controlling Worker Exposure to Airborne Contaminants
  6/1/2018 - Information Circulars
  Read the latest NIOSH design guidelines for environmental enclosures to reduce contaminant exposure.
• 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.
• Association of IL-6 with PM2.5 Components: Importance of Characterizing Filter-based PM2.5 Following Extraction
  1/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study highlighting the importance of characterizing PM2.5 extraction solutions to conduct accurate health impact research.
• Characterization of Ambient and Extracted PM2.5 Collected on Filters for Toxicology Applications
  10/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  An article about a novel method for characterizing the differences, in metallic and organic species, between the ambient samples and the corresponding extracted solutions through characterization of extracted PM2.5 suspended on filters.
• Field Assessment of Enclosed Cab Filtration System Performance Using Particle Counting Measurements
  9/1/2013 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article describes a study where a two-instrument particle counting method was used to examine a new cab filtration system design for underground industrial minerals equipment.
• Dust Capture Performance of a Water Exhaust Conditioner for Roof Bolting Machines
  2/1/2010 - Conference papers
  NIOSH conducted a series of laboratory tests using a roof bolting machine to assess the respirable dust capture ability of a water exhaust conditioner as compared to the standard exhaust muffler.
• Thermally Induced Filter Bias in TEOM® Mass Measurement
  7/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  Researchers at NIOSH have long used stationary tapered element oscillating microbalances (TEOMs®) in laboratory settings. They have served to assess the mass concentration of laboratory-generated particulates in experimental dust chambers and ...
• Differential Pressure Response of 25-mm-Diameter Glass Fiber Filters Challenged with Coal and Limestone Dust Mixtures
  2/1/2002 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  This article summarized results of research conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at its Pittsburgh Research Laboratory. The objective of this work was to determine the correlation between the mass (M) of respir...
• NIOSH Hazard ID 1 - Exposure to Silica Dust on Continuous Mining Operations Using Flooded-Bed Scrubbers
  8/1/1997 - Hazards IDs
  A study was conducted examining the risk of silica dust exposure in mine workers exposed to continuous miners equipped with flooded bed scrubbers.