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2/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe performance of the current regulatory approach was found to be lacking due to the use of a variable property - quartz content in airborne dust - to establish a standard for subsequent exposures.
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9/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesResults from the NIOSH underground dust surveys and current longwall dust control technology and operating practices are discussed.
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3/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesField tests confirm that an air-blocking shelf installed in the inside perimeter of a blasthole drill shroud substantially improves dust control. This modification reduced respirable dust by 66%–81% in the immediate vicinity of the shroud...
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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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6/1/2020 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article highlighting a number of effective dust-control techniques that have been developed and tested by NIOSH and the USBM since the implementation of the 1977 Mine Safety and Health Act.
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11/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article describing two evaluations of the Dust Suppression Hopper (DSH) at industrial sand processing plants.
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5/17/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA study using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models to examine the effects of air-blocking shelves on airflows and respirable dust distribution associated with medium-sized surface blasthole drill shrouds as part of a dry dust collector system.
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9/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article detailing field characterization studies performed by NIOSH to determine quantitatively the sources, types and amounts of dust produced during various coal mining processes.
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7/1/2017 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA paper focusing on several specific identified sources of elevated dust that could be reduced through basic engineering fixes, low-cost resources, and supportive communication from management.
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2/1/2015 - Peer reviewed journal articlesA paper detailing the use of a bit sleeve in combination with a dusthog-type bit to improve dust extraction during the critical initial phase of drilling.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program